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Sen. Richard Shelby's Immigration-Reduction Report Card
Updated December 05, 2021
This Congress (2021) B-
This Congress Overall Grade
7 actions69%
Reduce Chain Migration
No Grade——
Reduce Visa Lottery
No Grade——
Reduce Unnecessary Worker Visas
No Grade——
Reduce Refugee and Asylum Fraud
No Grade——
Reduce Amnesty Enticements
No Grade——
Reduce Anchor Baby Citizenship
No Grade——
Reduce Illegal Immigration Rewards
minimal action When a Member's actions in a category are very small and fail to reach a minimum threshold, we list the action (click "Show Actions") but don't give any grade.——
Reduce Illegal Immigration at Borders
4 actions100%A+
Reduce Illegal Jobs and Presence
No Grade——
Challenge Status Quo
38%C-
F-
0-5
F
6-15
D-
16-20
D
21-30
D+
31-35
C-
36-45
C
46-55
C+
56-65
B-
66-70
B
71-80
B+
81-85
A-
86-89
A
90-94
A+
95-100
Recent (2019 - 2021) D+
Overall Recent Grade
11 actions34%
Reduce Chain Migration
No Grade——
Reduce Visa Lottery
No Grade——
Reduce Unnecessary Worker Visas
3 actions0%F-
Reduce Refugee and Asylum Fraud
No Grade——
Reduce Amnesty Enticements
No Grade——
Reduce Anchor Baby Citizenship
No Grade——
Reduce Illegal Immigration Rewards
minimal action When a Member's actions in a category are very small and fail to reach a minimum threshold, we list the action (click "Show Actions") but don't give any grade.——
Reduce Illegal Immigration at Borders
4 actions100%A+
Reduce Illegal Jobs and Presence
3 actions0%F-
Challenge Status Quo
38%C-
F-
0-5
F
6-15
D-
16-20
D
21-30
D+
31-35
C-
36-45
C
46-55
C+
56-65
B-
66-70
B
71-80
B+
81-85
A-
86-89
A
90-94
A+
95-100
Career (1989 - 2021) A-
Career Grade
123 actions89%
Reduce Chain Migration
18 actions97%A+
Reduce Visa Lottery
7 actions100%A+
Reduce Unnecessary Worker Visas
44 actions45%C-
Reduce Refugee and Asylum Fraud
8 actions100%A+
Reduce Amnesty Enticements
33 actions98%A+
Reduce Anchor Baby Citizenship
No Grade——
Reduce Illegal Immigration Rewards
11 actions100%A+
Reduce Illegal Immigration at Borders
28 actions96%A+
Reduce Illegal Jobs and Presence
29 actions80%B
Challenge Status Quo
85%B+
F-
0-5
F
6-15
D-
16-20
D
21-30
D+
31-35
C-
36-45
C
46-55
C+
56-65
B-
66-70
B
71-80
B+
81-85
A-
86-89
A
90-94
A+
95-100
Richard Shelby
Senator, Republican
AL
Served in House: 1979-1987
Served in Senate: 1987-