Border enforcement and a path to citizenship
What they say
His campaign says he supports strong border security and wants better pathways to citizenship.
“Jared supports strong border security ... improve pathways to citizenship”
What the record shows ·
He voted twice for the Laken Riley Act: the House bill (H.R. 29) on January 7, 2025, as one of 48 Democrats, and the Senate's version (S. 5) on January 22, as one of 46. It requires federal detention of immigrants who entered illegally or lack valid papers and are charged with theft, burglary, assaulting a police officer or a crime that kills or seriously injures someone. It became law on January 29, 2025. On October 24, 2025 he became a cosponsor of the American Dream and Promise Act (H.R. 1589), which would let people brought to the U.S. as children apply for permanent residence, the step before citizenship.
Limit: He voted against the House's 2026 Homeland Security funding bills on January 22 and March 5, as almost every Democrat did. The Dream and Promise Act has had no vote.