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PartialImmigration / Border Security

Secure the border by enforcing the law, finishing the border wall, and holding employers accountable.

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PartialFact-checker reviewConfidence: 75%

Verification of all four cited sources supports the PARTIAL rating. (1) E-Verify press release (PRIMARY): confirmed Boozman joined Grassley/Cotton to introduce the Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act (mandatory nationwide E-Verify); the cited quote about employers and law enforcement holding "bad actors accountable" appears verbatim; Grassley leads the bill and Boozman is a co-introducer/cosponsor, and the bill has never been enacted. (2) ICE/CBP funding vote (PRIMARY): confirmed Boozman voted for the Secure America Act (June 5, 2026) fully funding CBP/ICE through FY2029 ($26B CBP / $38B ICE); quote matches. (3) Reconciliation statement (PRIMARY): confirmed July 1, 2025 statement that the bill "provides transformational funding for border security, national security and energy security"; quote appears verbatim. (4) American Immigration Council fact sheet (REPUTABLE_SECONDARY): direct fetch returned HTTP 403 (bot-block), but the $46.55B physical-barrier funding claim was independently confirmed verbatim via search of the same page. Across all three prongs Boozman acted in the promised direction with incomplete outcomes: border enforcement funded (enacted via votes), the wall funded (~$46.55B) but not "finished," and the E-Verify employer-accountability mandate cosponsored but not enacted. Not FULL because the wall is unfinished and the E-Verify mandate is not law; not CHAMPIONED because he supplied votes and co-sponsorship rather than demonstrated lead authorship of any prong that produced an outcome (Grassley leads the E-Verify bill). PARTIAL accurately reflects substantial, verifiable partial fulfillment.

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