On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1186 to S.Amdt. 1150 to S. 1348 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007)

Voted on Senate floor against amendment to increase chain migration in 2007
Sen. ZZlastnameZZ voted against the Akaka Amendment (SA 1186) to S. 1387 The Akaka Amendment would exempt children of Filipino World War II veterans naturalized pursuant to the Immigration Act of 1990 from numerical limits on worldwide immigration. This additional exemption from caps on visa issuance would serve only to increase the flow of immigration into the United States.The Akaka Amendment passed by a vote of 97 to 9.

Action Type: 
Floor Final
Chamber: 
Senate
Endorsement: 
No Position
Timestamp: 
Thursday, May 24, 2007 (All day)
Document Link: 
View on govTrack.us

Supported 

  • [230] Senator Daniel Akaka - 2007-05-24
  • [1080] Senator Lamar Alexander - 2007-05-24
  • [894] Senator Wayne Allard - 2007-05-24
  • [476] Senator Max Baucus - 2007-05-24
  • [900] Senator Evan Bayh - 2007-05-24
  • [812] Senator Robert Bennett - 2007-05-24
  • [162] President Joseph Biden - 2007-05-24
  • [549] Senator Jeff Bingaman - 2007-05-24
  • [447] Senator Kit Bond - 2007-05-24
  • [49] Senator Barbara Boxer - 2007-05-24
  • [881] Senator Robert Byrd - 2007-05-24
  • [844] Senator Maria Cantwell - 2007-05-24
  • [165] Senator Thomas Carper - 2007-05-24
  • [896] Senator Hillary Clinton - 2007-05-24
  • [465] Senator Thad Cochran - 2007-05-24
  • [1082] Senator Norm Coleman - 2007-05-24
  • [395] Senator Susan Collins - 2007-05-24
  • [504] Senator Kent Conrad - 2007-05-24
  • [1081] Senator John Cornyn - 2007-05-24
  • [248] Senator Larry Craig - 2007-05-24
  • [251] Senator Mike Crapo - 2007-05-24
  • [148] Senator Christopher Dodd - 2007-05-24
  • [1078] Senator Elizabeth Dole - 2007-05-24
  • [548] Senator Pete Domenici - 2007-05-24
  • [506] Senator Byron Dorgan - 2007-05-24
  • [255] Senator Dick Durbin - 2007-05-24
  • [558] Senator John Ensign - 2007-05-24
  • [862] Senator Russell Feingold - 2007-05-24
  • [46] Senator Dianne Feinstein - 2007-05-24
  • [732] Senator Lindsey Graham - 2007-05-24
  • [235] Senator Chuck Grassley - 2007-05-24
  • [510] Senator Chuck Hagel - 2007-05-24
  • [236] Senator Tom Harkin - 2007-05-24
  • [811] Senator Orrin Hatch - 2007-05-24
  • [763] Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison - 2007-05-24
  • [229] Senator Daniel Inouye - 2007-05-24
  • [358] Senator Edward Kennedy - 2007-05-24
  • [359] Former Senator John Kerry - 2007-05-24
  • [860] Senator Herb Kohl - 2007-05-24
  • [35] Senator Jon Kyl - 2007-05-24
  • [344] Senator Mary Landrieu - 2007-05-24
  • [524] Senator Frank Lautenberg - 2007-05-24
  • [835] Senator Patrick Leahy - 2007-05-24
  • [400] Senator Carl Levin - 2007-05-24
  • [149] Senator Joseph Lieberman - 2007-05-24
  • [22] Senator Blanche Lincoln - 2007-05-24
  • [466] Senator Trent Lott - 2007-05-24
  • [295] Senator Richard Lugar - 2007-05-24
  • [33] Senator John McCain - 2007-05-24
  • [328] Senator Mitch McConnell - 2007-05-24
  • [379] Senator Barbara Mikulski - 2007-05-24
  • [1143] Senator Lisa Murkowski - 2007-05-24
  • [840] Senator Patty Murray - 2007-05-24
  • [1062] Senator Ben Nelson - 2007-05-24
  • [910] Senator Bill Nelson - 2007-05-24
  • [1079] Senator Mark Pryor - 2007-05-24
  • [722] Senator Jack Reed - 2007-05-24
  • [556] Senator Harry Reid - 2007-05-24
  • [319] Senator Pat Roberts - 2007-05-24
  • [882] Senator John Rockefeller - 2007-05-24
  • [565] Senator Charles Schumer - 2007-05-24
  • [4] Senator Richard Shelby - 2007-05-24
  • [669] Senator Gordon Smith - 2007-05-24
  • [392] Senator Olympia Snowe - 2007-05-24
  • [682] Senator Arlen Specter - 2007-05-24
  • [913] Senator Debbie Stabenow - 2007-05-24
  • [1] Senator Ted Stevens - 2007-05-24
  • [618] Senator George Voinovich - 2007-05-24
  • [820] Senator John Warner - 2007-05-24
  • [667] Senator Ron Wyden - 2007-05-24
  • [642] Senator Sherrod Brown - 2007-05-24
  • [384] Senator Benjamin Cardin - 2007-05-24
  • [734] Senator James DeMint - 2007-05-24
  • [547] Senator Bob Menendez - 2007-05-24
  • [958] Senator Bernie Sanders - 2007-05-24
  • [742] Senator John Thune - 2007-05-24
  • [657] Senator Tom Coburn - 2007-05-24
  • [1154] Senator Ken Salazar - 2007-05-24
  • [1156] Senator Mel Martinez - 2007-05-24
  • [1162] Former Senator Barack Obama - 2007-05-24
  • [1204] Senator Amy Klobuchar - 2007-05-24
  • [1205] Senator Claire McCaskill - 2007-05-24
  • [1207] Senator Jon Tester - 2007-05-24
  • [1208] Senator Bob Casey - 2007-05-24
  • [1209] Senator Sheldon Whitehouse - 2007-05-24
  • [1210] Senator Bob Corker - 2007-05-24
  • [1211] Senator James Webb - 2007-05-24

Opposed 

  • [330] Senator Jim Bunning - 2007-05-24
  • [221] Senator Saxby Chambliss - 2007-05-24
  • [890] Senator Mike Enzi - 2007-05-24
  • [519] Senator Judd Gregg - 2007-05-24
  • [655] Senator James Inhofe - 2007-05-24
  • [6] Senator Jeff Sessions - 2007-05-24
  • [520] Senator John Sununu - 2007-05-24
  • [935] Senator Johnny Isakson - 2007-05-24
  • [346] Senator David Vitter - 2007-05-24

Avoided 

  • [317] Former Governor Sam Brownback - 2007-05-24
  • [741] Senator Tim Johnson - 2007-05-24
  • [888] Senator Craig Thomas - 2007-05-24
  • [492] Senator Richard Burr - 2007-05-24
Author: 
Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI]
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