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Costello, Jerry

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US Representative- Illinois District 12

Illinois Congressional District 12

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 against
Sensenbrenner bill (HR 4437) Voted for
Secure Fence Act (HR 6061) Voted for
Community Protection Act (HR 6094) Voted for
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)

 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: Costello defeated Tim Richardson (R) 72%-25%

2006 general election: Costello ran unopposed

2004 general election: Costello defeated Erin Zweigart (R) 70%-29%

2002 general election: Costello defeated David Sadler (R) 69%-31%

  CENSUS DATA (2007 American Community Survey)

Total District Population                                         652,050

# Foreign born                                                                            14,643

% Foreign born                                                                          2.2%                        

# Naturalized citizens                                                                 8,121

% of foreign-born who were born in Latin America                27.5%

% of foreign-born who were born in Asia                               33.3%

# Hispanic/Latinos                                                                    13,453

% Hispanic/Latino                                                                     2.1%

# Asian                                                                                     9,577

% Asian                                                                                     1.5%

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