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Jackson, Jesse

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US Representative- Illinois District 2

Illinois Congressional District 2

Record on immigration-related bills 2007-8

Pro-immigrant proposals

STRIVE Act (HR 1645)

 Co-sponsor

DREAM Act (S 774)/ American DREAM Act (HR 1275)

 Not a co-sponsor

AgJOBS (S 340/ HR 371)

 Not a co-sponsor

Citizenship Promotion Act (S 795/ HR 1379)

 Not a co-sponsor

  Record on immigration-related bills 2005-6

Pro-immigrant proposals

Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act (HR 2330/ S 1033)

 Not a co-sponsor

AgJOBS (HR 884/ S 359)

 Not a co-sponsor

American DREAM Act (HR 5131)

 Not a co-sponsor

Anti-immigrant proposals

REAL ID Act (HR 418) Voted against

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (HR 1268) w/ REAL ID—final vote

 Voted for
Reauthorization of USA PATRIOT Act (HR 3199) Voted against
Sensenbrenner bill (HR 4437) Voted against
Secure Fence Act (HR 6061) Voted against
Community Protection Act (HR 6094) Voted against
Immigration Law Enforcement Act (HR 6095) Voted against

 

Record on immigration-related bills 2003-4 

Pro-immigrant proposals

Student Adjustment Act (HR 1684)

 Co-sponsor
AgJOBS (HR 3142) Not a co-sponsor

SOLVE Act (HR 4262)

 Not a co-sponsor

Civil Liberties Restoration Act (HR 4591)

 Not a co-sponsor

Allowing banks to accept consular IDs (HR 5025 amendment)

 Voted for

Anti-immigrant proposals

CLEAR Act (HR 2671) Not a co-sponsor
Rohrabacher bill (HR 3722) Voted against


  ELECTION RESULTS

2008 general election: Jackson defeated Anthony Williams (R) 89%-11%

2006 general election: Jackson defeated Robert Belin (R) 85%-12%

2004 general election: Jackson defeated Stephanie Sailor (Libertarian) 88%-12%

2002 general election: Jackson defeated Doug Nelson (R) 82%-18%

  CENSUS DATA (2007 American Community Survey)

Total District Population                                         643,321

# Foreign born                                                                          44,576

% Foreign born                                                                          6.9%

# Naturalized citizens                                                               16,444

% of foreign-born who were born in Latin America                68.6%

% of foreign-born who were born in Asia                               8.1%

# Hispanic/Latinos                                                                    81,210

% Hispanic/Latino                                                                   12.6%

# Asian                                                                                       6,599

% Asian                                                                                     1.0%  

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