S. 1307 (109th): Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (On Passage of the Bill)

Voted to protect American workers by voting against foreign worker importation program in 2005
Sen. ZZlastnameZZ voted against S. 1307, the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (CAFTA). CAFTA does not does NOT include any explicit language about visas. It does, however, include language in chapters 10 and 11 that is virtually identical to the language in other FTAs that creates the expectation of a right of immigration. It is expected that, like NAFTA, CAFTA will generate an increase in illegal immigration. CAFTA, like other recent FTAs, covers four \"modes\" of delivery of services between countries (Cross Border, Consumption Abroad, Commercial Presence and Movement of natural persons). Although there is nothing in the text of the agreement that would provide a single extra visa to the United States, by using language on Mode 3 and Mode 4 delivery of services that is identic

Action Type: 
Floor Final
Chamber: 
Senate
Endorsement: 
No Position
Timestamp: 
Thursday, June 30, 2005 (All day)
Document Link: 
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Supported 

  • [1080] Senator Lamar Alexander - 2005-06-30
  • [894] Senator Wayne Allard - 2005-06-30
  • [899] Senator George Allen - 2005-06-30
  • [812] Senator Robert Bennett - 2005-06-30
  • [549] Senator Jeff Bingaman - 2005-06-30
  • [447] Senator Kit Bond - 2005-06-30
  • [317] Former Governor Sam Brownback - 2005-06-30
  • [330] Senator Jim Bunning - 2005-06-30
  • [844] Senator Maria Cantwell - 2005-06-30
  • [165] Senator Thomas Carper - 2005-06-30
  • [904] Senator Lincoln Chafee - 2005-06-30
  • [221] Senator Saxby Chambliss - 2005-06-30
  • [465] Senator Thad Cochran - 2005-06-30
  • [1082] Senator Norm Coleman - 2005-06-30
  • [1081] Senator John Cornyn - 2005-06-30
  • [616] Governor Mike DeWine - 2005-06-30
  • [1078] Senator Elizabeth Dole - 2005-06-30
  • [548] Senator Pete Domenici - 2005-06-30
  • [558] Senator John Ensign - 2005-06-30
  • [46] Senator Dianne Feinstein - 2005-06-30
  • [745] Senator Bill Frist - 2005-06-30
  • [235] Senator Chuck Grassley - 2005-06-30
  • [519] Senator Judd Gregg - 2005-06-30
  • [510] Senator Chuck Hagel - 2005-06-30
  • [811] Senator Orrin Hatch - 2005-06-30
  • [763] Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison - 2005-06-30
  • [655] Senator James Inhofe - 2005-06-30
  • [836] Senator James Jeffords - 2005-06-30
  • [35] Senator Jon Kyl - 2005-06-30
  • [22] Senator Blanche Lincoln - 2005-06-30
  • [466] Senator Trent Lott - 2005-06-30
  • [295] Senator Richard Lugar - 2005-06-30
  • [33] Senator John McCain - 2005-06-30
  • [328] Senator Mitch McConnell - 2005-06-30
  • [1143] Senator Lisa Murkowski - 2005-06-30
  • [840] Senator Patty Murray - 2005-06-30
  • [1062] Senator Ben Nelson - 2005-06-30
  • [910] Senator Bill Nelson - 2005-06-30
  • [1079] Senator Mark Pryor - 2005-06-30
  • [319] Senator Pat Roberts - 2005-06-30
  • [683] Senator Rick Santorum - 2005-06-30
  • [6] Senator Jeff Sessions - 2005-06-30
  • [669] Senator Gordon Smith - 2005-06-30
  • [1] Senator Ted Stevens - 2005-06-30
  • [520] Senator John Sununu - 2005-06-30
  • [451] Senator James Talent - 2005-06-30
  • [618] Senator George Voinovich - 2005-06-30
  • [820] Senator John Warner - 2005-06-30
  • [667] Senator Ron Wyden - 2005-06-30
  • [492] Senator Richard Burr - 2005-06-30
  • [734] Senator James DeMint - 2005-06-30
  • [935] Senator Johnny Isakson - 2005-06-30
  • [657] Senator Tom Coburn - 2005-06-30
  • [1156] Senator Mel Martinez - 2005-06-30

Opposed 

  • [230] Senator Daniel Akaka - 2005-06-30
  • [476] Senator Max Baucus - 2005-06-30
  • [900] Senator Evan Bayh - 2005-06-30
  • [162] President Joseph Biden - 2005-06-30
  • [49] Senator Barbara Boxer - 2005-06-30
  • [477] Senator Conrad Burns - 2005-06-30
  • [881] Senator Robert Byrd - 2005-06-30
  • [896] Senator Hillary Clinton - 2005-06-30
  • [395] Senator Susan Collins - 2005-06-30
  • [504] Senator Kent Conrad - 2005-06-30
  • [895] Senator Jon Corzine - 2005-06-30
  • [248] Senator Larry Craig - 2005-06-30
  • [251] Senator Mike Crapo - 2005-06-30
  • [906] Senator Mark Dayton - 2005-06-30
  • [148] Senator Christopher Dodd - 2005-06-30
  • [506] Senator Byron Dorgan - 2005-06-30
  • [255] Senator Dick Durbin - 2005-06-30
  • [890] Senator Mike Enzi - 2005-06-30
  • [862] Senator Russell Feingold - 2005-06-30
  • [732] Senator Lindsey Graham - 2005-06-30
  • [236] Senator Tom Harkin - 2005-06-30
  • [229] Senator Daniel Inouye - 2005-06-30
  • [741] Senator Tim Johnson - 2005-06-30
  • [358] Senator Edward Kennedy - 2005-06-30
  • [359] Former Senator John Kerry - 2005-06-30
  • [860] Senator Herb Kohl - 2005-06-30
  • [344] Senator Mary Landrieu - 2005-06-30
  • [524] Senator Frank Lautenberg - 2005-06-30
  • [835] Senator Patrick Leahy - 2005-06-30
  • [400] Senator Carl Levin - 2005-06-30
  • [379] Senator Barbara Mikulski - 2005-06-30
  • [722] Senator Jack Reed - 2005-06-30
  • [556] Senator Harry Reid - 2005-06-30
  • [882] Senator John Rockefeller - 2005-06-30
  • [378] Senator Paul Sarbanes - 2005-06-30
  • [565] Senator Charles Schumer - 2005-06-30
  • [4] Senator Richard Shelby - 2005-06-30
  • [392] Senator Olympia Snowe - 2005-06-30
  • [682] Senator Arlen Specter - 2005-06-30
  • [913] Senator Debbie Stabenow - 2005-06-30
  • [888] Senator Craig Thomas - 2005-06-30
  • [346] Senator David Vitter - 2005-06-30
  • [742] Senator John Thune - 2005-06-30
  • [1154] Senator Ken Salazar - 2005-06-30
  • [1162] Former Senator Barack Obama - 2005-06-30

Avoided 

  • [149] Senator Joseph Lieberman - 2005-06-30
Author: 
Sen. Charles “Chuck” Grassley [R-IA]
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