SECURING THE BORDER AND SOLVING THE PROBLEM
-Is an original co-sponsor of the Congressional Act to Free Border Patrol Agents Ramos and Compean
-An original signatory of a letter to the President demanding a pardon for Border Agents Ramos and Compean
-Actively opposed the President/Senate Immigration "Deal" this year. Congressman Cannon said, "Legislation, conceived in secrecy, and dedicated to the proposition that only Senators can solve this issue, cannot long endure. An issue of such import demands the participation and support of the American people. Deciding what it means to be an American is the right of every citizen of this nation and no one, not even the US Senate, can change that. There is broad support for reform. However, that reform must re-establish trust in the ability of the government to keep its word, promote border security to the top of the agenda, and involve the American people in deciding what is to be done with those here illegally."
-Demanded from the Department of Homeland Security the ability for all Americans to see the progress, in real time, of the border fence
-Sponsored AgJobs - allowing a limited number of agricultural workers who have been in the United States demonstrably for years, to remain temporarily, to do jobs employers demonstrate they cannot find American workers to do.
On key Immigration votes Congressman Cannon voted:
-For the Border Fence (HR 6061)
-For the REAL ID Act (HR 418) REAL ID:
-Established national standards for state-issued driver's licenses and non-driver's identification cards;
-Waived laws that interfere with construction of physical barriers at the borders; and
-Updated and tightened the laws on application for asylum and deportation of aliens for terrorist activity.
-For hiring more Border Agents (HR 4437)
-For making repeated attempts to enter the US illegally an aggravated felony (HR 4437)
-For establishing an employment eligibility verification system that requires employers to verify the legal status of each employee or face a penalty for withholding employee information (HR 4437)
-For requiring the detention of any undocumented immigrant attempting to enter the country after October 1, 2006, until deportation or final decision granting admissions to the U.S (HR 4437)
-For providing the funds needed to ensure that illegal aliens in local prisons would remain in custody until deportation (HR 4437)
-For penalizing US employers for replacing American workers with immigrant labor (HR 4437)
-For authorizing up to 10,000 military members to secure the border. Congressman Cannon supported and voted for this in 1997 and continues to support it
-For denying Federal Housing Assistance to Illegals
-For allowing the decision on in-state tuition to be left to the States and not the whims of whatever party controls Congress
-For allowing illegal immigrants to be detained indefinitely pending deportation. Ending "Catch and Release" (HR 6094)
Watch Congressman Cannon question DHS Secretary Chertoff on Utah's new immigration law.
