Stated position
Secure the southern border through strong immigration enforcement -- invest in the border, stop asylum abuse, and crack down on cartels and traffickers.
Stated position. What this official has said they believe on this issue — a sourced claim, shown distinctly from any assessment of what they did. It is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
Derived from a tracked promise: “Secure the southern border through strong immigration enforcement -- invest in the border, stop asylum abuse, and crack down on cartels and …”
Sources
- U.S. Senator John Thune (thune.senate.gov)https://www.thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2025/1/thune-republicans-won-t-allow-democrats-to-stonewall-laken-riley-act ↗
“have something that we can put on President Trump's desk that he can sign into law early on in his new administration.”
- U.S. Senator John Thune (thune.senate.gov)https://www.thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/immigration ↗
“we must invest in our border, stop asylum abuse, and crack down on the traffickers and cartels that prey on migrants.”
“Congress clears Laken Riley Act with bipartisan support”