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Biggert, Judy

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US Representative- Illinois District 13

Illinois Congressional District 13

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

  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 for

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

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

 

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)

 Voted for

Anti-immigrant proposals

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

  ELECTION RESULTS

2008 general election: Biggert defeated Scott Harper (D) 54%-44%

2006 general election: Biggert defeated Joseph Shannon (D) 58%-42%

2004 general election: Biggert defeated Gloria Andersen (D) 65%-35%

2002 general election: Biggert defeated Tom Mason (D) 70%-30%

  CENSUS DATA (2007 American Community Survey)

Total District Population                                         788,502

# Foreign born                                                                          118,732

% Foreign born                                                                        15.1%                        

# Naturalized citizens                                                               60,612

% of foreign-born who were born in Latin America                22.2%

% of foreign-born who were born in Asia                               39.2%

# Hispanic/Latinos                                                                    74,515

% Hispanic/Latino                                                                     9.5%

# Asian                                                                                     69,564

% Asian                                                                                   8.8%

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