Rush, Bobby

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US Representative- Illinois District 1

Illinois Congressional District 1

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)

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

SOLVE Act (HR 4262)

Co-sponsor

Civil Liberties Restoration Act (HR 4591)

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: Rush defeated Antoine Members (R) 86%-14%

2006 general election: Rush defeated Jason Tauber (R) 84%-16%

2004 general election: Rush defeated Ray Wardingley (R) 85%-15%

2002 general election: Rush defeated Wardingley (R) 82%-16%

  CENSUS DATA (2007 American Community Survey)

Total District Population                                         634,026

# Foreign born                                                                          40,060

% Foreign born                                                                          6.3%

# Naturalized citizens                                                               18,240

% of foreign-born who were born in Latin America                44.7%

% of foreign-born who were born in Asia                               11.6%

# Hispanic/Latinos                                                                    48,921

% Hispanic/Latino                                                                     7.7%

# Asian                                                                                     7,663

% Asian                                                                                     1.2%

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