2024 Presidential Election
Republican Party Candidate for Vice President
J.D. Vance
Secure the Border |
Since joining the Republican ticket, Sen. Vance has consistently spoken of the need to secure the border and stop the border crisis, and blamed President Biden and Vice President Harris for the situation. SOURCE; SOURCE; SOURCE
While running for the U.S. Senate, Vance was a vocal supporter of securing the border and ending the Biden administration’s border crisis (SOURCE, SOURCE). Since joining the Senate, Vance has cosponsored the Senate version of the House-passed H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act (SOURCE) and opposed Senator’s Lankford “border security” bill that would have worsened the border crisis (SOURCE). Moreover, Vance spoke often of the need of securing our own borders before sending billions to Ukraine (or at least to do so concurrently). SOURCE |
Mandate E-Verify |
While Sen. Vance has not discussed mandatory E-Verify during the current campaign, he has previously supported its use.
During his Senate campaign, Vance proposed an E-Verify mandate to ensure that unscrupulous employers are unable to hire illegal workers (SOURCE). Since joining the Senate, Vance has cosponsored S. 4529, Sen. Mitt Romney’s Mandatory E-Verify Act (SOURCE) and Sen. Tom Cotton’s S. 2785, the Higher Wages for American Workers Act, to mandate use of the E-Verify system (SOURCE). Vance cosponsored S. 2983 and S. 3978 to require federal financial aid-receiving colleges and universities to run all new hires through the E-Verify program. SOURCE |
End Chain Migration |
While Sen. Vance has not discussed chain migration during the current campaign, he has previously supported efforts to end it.
During his Senate campaign, Vance supported Sens. Tom Cotton and David Perdue’s RAISE Act, legislation that would limit chain migration to nuclear family members:
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End the Visa Lottery |
While Sen. Vance has not discussed the visa lottery during the current campaign, he has previously supported efforts to end it.
During his Senate campaign, Vance supported Sens. Tom Cotton and David Perdue’s RAISE Act, legislation that end the visa lottery:
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Reform Refugee and Asylum Laws |
While a U.S. Senator, Vance supported legislation (S. Amdt. 110 to H.R. 3476; S. 2824) to reduce asylum fraud (SOURCE) and spoke multiple times on the Senate floor on the need end asylum and refugee fraud:
Vance wrote to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in 2023 to oppose the the CHNV to give parole and work permits to illegal aliens from Cuba, Honduras, Haiti, and Venezuela. SOURCE
In June, 2024, Vance wrote to Sec. Mayorkas and Attorney General Garland to oppose the Biden administration’s decision to issue a de factor amnesty to more than 350,000 asylum seekers by terminating their applications, thus allowing them to remain in the U.S. SOURCE |
Interior Enforcement |
As a U.S. Senator, Vance cosponsored legislation to ensure that apprehended illegal aliens are not released as part of the “Alternatives to Detention” program (SOURCE) and S. 3933, the Laken Riley Act, to hold public officials accountable to ignoring immigration law or violating immigration parole regulations. (SOURCE) Vance also introduced S. 3915, the No Community Development Block Grants for Sanctuary Cities Act, (SOURCE) voted to defund sanctuary cities (SOURCE), and spoke out against sanctuary jurisdictions. (SOURCE). Vance has also stated that the U.S. needs to “make it hard for illegal aliens to work in our country” to enforcing the law. SOURCE
While running for the U.S. Senate, Vance supported ICE and efforts to enforce the United States’ immigration laws, including efforts to eliminate sanctuary cities. SOURCE |
Reduce Foreign Worker Numbers |
While a U.S. Senator, Vance consistently opposed efforts to increase foreign worker numbers (SOURCE; SOURCE) and has spoken out against efforts to increase foreign worker imports due to perceived labor shortages. SOURCE
While running for the U.S. Senate, Vance campaigned on reducing foreign worker numbers, “We also must reform our legal immigration system. In no other developed country do we allow migration primarily based on family relations rather than skills. Millions of people want to come here, and we should only allow them if they contribute something meaningful to our country” (SOURCE) and understood that mass illegal immigration decreased wages and made it more difficult for at-risk Americans to find work. SOURCE |
Oppose Amnesty |
As a U.S. Senator, Vance has consistently opposed efforts to amnesty any illegal aliens, including “Dreamers” (SOURCE; SOURCE) and sponsored legislation to end parole for illegal aliens in most cases. SOURCE
While running for the U.S. Senate, Vance vocally opposed giving any amnesty illegal aliens. SOURCE; SOURCE |
Stop Visa Overstays |
As a U.S. Senator, Vance has spoken out on the need to prevent visa overstays (SOURCE SOURCE), introduced S. 2656, the Timely Departure Act, to help reduce overstays (SOURCE), and cosponsored the Senate version of H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, to end visa overstays. (SOURCE)
While introducing S. 2656, Sen. Vance stated:
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Reform Birthright Citizenship |
While a U.S. Senator, Vance cosponsored S. 4459, the Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act, to redefine birthright citizenship to exclude the children of illegal aliens. SOURCE |
Reduce Overall Numbers |
As a U.S. Senator, Vance consistently reiterated that mass immigration will increase the labor pool and bring wages, calling for immigration numbers to be reduced and that immigration be primarily merit-based so that American workers are not crowded out. SOURCE
While running for the U.S. Senate, Vance said he would support Congressional efforts to reduce overall immigration numbers: “Because of this, our capacity to assimilate the next generation of immigrants is limited, and our legal immigration system should account for this fact by changing who we let in and reducing the total numbers.” (SOURCE) |
Compare the other 2024 Presidential Candidates
Click on the photos to review what Trump, Harris, and Walz have done and what they have said about 11 key immigration issues.
(NumbersUSA knows that people vote on the basis of many issues. We never endorse candidates but we do try to provide the most complete view of where candidates stand on the one issue of immigration reduction.)