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US Senator; Assistant Senate Majority Leader

Record on immigration-related bills 2007-8

Pro-immigrant proposals

DREAM Act (S 774)	Lead sponsor
AgJOBS (S 340/ HR 371)	Not a co-sponsor
Citizenship Promotion Act (S 795/ HR 1379)	Co-sponsor
Senate immigration reform bill (S 1639)—final cloture vote	Voted for

Record on immigration-related bills 2005-6

Pro-immigrant proposals

Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act (McCain-Kennedy bill) (S 1033/ HR 2330)	Not a co-sponsor (supported)
AgJOBS (S 359/ HR 884)	Co-sponsor
SAFE Act (S 737/ HR 2715)	Co-sponsor
DREAM Act (S 2075)	Lead sponsor
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (Hagel-Martinez bill) (S 2611)	Voted for

Anti-immigrant proposals

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (HR 1268) w/ REAL ID—final vote	Voted for
Secure Fence Act (HR 6061)	Voted against

Record on immigration-related bills 2003-4

Pro-immigrant proposals

DREAM Act (S 1545)	Lead co-sponsor
AgJOBS (S 1645)	Co-sponsor
SOLVE Act (S 2010)	Not a co-sponsor
Civil Liberties Restoration Act (S 2528)	Lead co-sponsor

Anti-immigrant proposals

Homeland Security Enhancement Act (S 1904)

Not a co-sponsor

ELECTION RESULTS

2008 general election: Durbin defeated Steve Sauerberg (R) 68%-28%

2002 general election: Durbin defeated Jim Durkin (R) 60%-38%

CENSUS DATA (2007 American Community Survey)

Total State Population 12,852,548

# Foreign born 1,529,058

% Foreign born 11.9%

# Naturalized citizens 773,389

% of foreign-born who were born in Latin America 48.4%

% of foreign-born who were born in Asia 24.6%

# Hispanic/Latinos 1,917,420

% Hispanic/Latino 14.9%

# Asian 551,835

% Asian 4.3%

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