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US Representative- Illinois District 6
Illinois Congressional District 6
Record on immigration-related bills 2007-8
Pro-immigrant proposals
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STRIVE Act (HR 1645)
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Not a co-sponsor |
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DREAM Act (S 774)/ American DREAM Act (HR 1275)
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Not a co-sponsor |
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AgJOBS (S 340/ HR 371)
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Not a co-sponsor |
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Citizenship Promotion Act (S 795/ HR 1379)
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Not a co-sponsor |
Record on immigration-related bills 2005-6
Rep. Roskam was not in office during the 109th Congress. Below is the record of former US Rep. Henry Hyde (R), Rep. Roskam’s immediate predecessor.
Pro-immigrant proposals
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Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act (HR 2330/ S 1033)
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Not a co-sponsor |
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AgJOBS (HR 884/ S 359)
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Not a co-sponsor |
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American DREAM Act (HR 5131)
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Not a co-sponsor |
Anti-immigrant proposals
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REAL ID Act (HR 418)
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Voted for |
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Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (HR 1268) w/ REAL ID—final vote
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Voted for |
| Reauthorization of USA PATRIOT Act (HR 3199) |
Voted for |
| Sensenbrenner bill (HR 4437) |
Did not vote |
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Secure Fence Act (HR 6061)
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Voted for |
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Community Protection Act (HR 6094)
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Did not vote |
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Immigration Law Enforcement Act (HR 6095)
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Voted for |
Record on immigration-related bills 2003-4
Below is the record of former US Rep. Henry Hyde (R), Rep. Roskam’s immediate predecessor.
Pro-immigration proposals
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Student Adjustment Act (HR 1684)
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Not a co-sponsor |
| AgJOBS (HR 3142) |
Not a co-sponsor |
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SOLVE Act (HR 4262)
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Not a co-sponsor |
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Civil Liberties Restoration Act (HR 4591)
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Not a co-sponsor |
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Allowing banks to accept consular IDs (HR 5025 amendment)
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Voted against |
Anti-immigrant proposals
| CLEAR Act (HR 2671) |
Co-sponsor |
| Rohrabacher bill (HR 3722) |
Voted against |
ELECTION RESULTS
2008 general election: Roskam defeated Jill Morgenthaler (D) 58%-42%
2006 general election: Roskam defeated Tammy Duckworth (D) 51%-49%
2004 general election: Hyde defeated Christine Cegelis (D) 56%-44%
2002 general election: Hyde defeated Tom Berry (D) 65%-35%
CENSUS DATA (2007 American Community Survey)
Total District Population 657,085
# Foreign born 148,688
% Foreign born 22.6%
# Naturalized citizens 65,706
% of foreign-born who were born in Latin America 40.3%
% of foreign-born who were born in Asia 30.4%
# Hispanic/Latinos 113,016
% Hispanic/Latino 17.2%
# Asian 72,085
% Asian 11.0%
