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Foster, Bill

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US Representative- Illinois District 14

Illinois Congressional District 14

Record on immigration-related bills 2007-8

Pro-immigrant proposals

STRIVE Act (HR 1645)

 Not a 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

 

Below is the record of Rep. Foster’s predecessor, former US Rep. Dennis Hastert (R).

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) Did not vote

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

 Did not vote
Reauthorization of USA PATRIOT Act (HR 3199) Voted for
Sensenbrenner bill (HR 4437) Voted for
Secure Fence Act (HR 6061) Did not vote
Community Protection Act (HR 6094) Did not vote
Immigration Law Enforcement Act (HR 6095) Did not vote

 

Record on immigration-related bills 2003-4 

Pro-immigrant proposals

Student Adjustment Act (HR 1684)

 Not a 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)

 Did not vote

Anti-immigrant proposals

CLEAR Act (HR 2671) Not a co-sponsor
Rohrabacher bill (HR 3722) Did not vote


  ELECTION RESULTS

2008 special election: Foster defeated Jim Oberweis (R) 57%-43%

2008 general election: Foster defeated Jim Oberweis (R) 52.5%-47.5%

2006 general election: Dennis Hastert (R) defeated John Laesch (D) 60%-40%

2004 general election: Hastert defeated Ruben Zamora (D) 69%-31%

2002 general election: Hastert defeated Laurence Quick (D) 74%-26%

  CENSUS DATA (2007 American Community Survey)

Total District Population                                         805,046

# Foreign born                                                                          123,215

% Foreign born                                                                        15.3%                        

# Naturalized citizens                                                               43,140

% of foreign-born who were born in Latin America                71.5%

% of foreign-born who were born in Asia                               14.3%

# Hispanic/Latinos                                                                  184,089

% Hispanic/Latino                                                                   22.9%

# Asian                                                                                     27,500

% Asian                                                                                     3.4%

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