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Issue record

Immigration and the border

In short

Davis's campaign lists no border position on the pages checked. Buckhout's campaign would give Border Patrol the resources to keep drugs out; Bailey's lists no position on the pages checked. On the record, Davis voted three times for the Laken Riley Act, now law, which requires detaining certain immigrants without legal status charged with crimes such as theft. In 2023 he voted against the Secure the Border Act, as did every other Democrat who voted.

Campaign positions

What each campaign says.

Don Davis

No position found. Searched his campaign site's home, about and priorities pages; none mentions immigration or the border.

Laurie Buckhout

Would give Border Patrol agents the resources to keep drugs out; says border security is national security.

Tom Bailey

No position found. Searched his 2026 Ballotpedia survey answers; he has no campaign website (the one on his 2018 FEC filing does not load). His campaign Facebook page loads only up to a login wall; the public posts reached do not cover this.

Evidence timeline

What the record shows.

  1. official action

    Don Davis: Matches stated direction

    He voted for it three times in 2024 and 2025; the law requires detention of certain immigrants without legal status charged with crimes such as theft or assaulting police.

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    In a January 2025 statement on his vote, he said the Laken Riley Act keeps dangerous criminals from slipping through the cracks of the immigration system. He voted for the Laken Riley Act three times: on March 7, 2024 (H.R. 7511), January 7, 2025 (H.R. 29) and January 22, 2025 (S. 5). The Senate's version became law on January 29, 2025. It requires immigration officers to detain certain immigrants without legal status who are charged with or arrested for crimes such as theft, burglary, shoplifting or assaulting a police officer. Limit: This card covers one law. In May 2023 he voted against H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, along with every other Democrat who voted.

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Sources13 source records

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  1. Don Davis for NC, home pagehttps://www.votedondavis.com/

    Don Davis for NC · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Paid for by Don Davis for NC. Links his X (@DonDavisNC), Facebook (DonDavisNC) and YouTube accounts. The site's old issue pages (/issues, /rural-infrastructure and others) now send visitors to the home page and were not used.

    candidate statement

    For: Don Davis: campaign position

  2. About the candidatehttps://www.votedondavis.com/about

    Don Davis for NC · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    His biography and the claims about his record: Air Force service, six Senate terms, 90 pieces of legislation, work across the aisle.

    candidate statement

    For: Don Davis: campaign position

  3. Eastern North Carolina Firsthttps://www.votedondavis.com/delivering-new-page

    Don Davis for NC · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    His six priority sections: cost of living, jobs, education, rural infrastructure, military and veterans, and a practical approach. The text sits in collapsed panels on the page.

    candidate statement

    For: Don Davis: campaign position

  4. Issueshttps://www.lauriebuckhoutforcongress.com/issues

    Laurie Buckhout for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Eight sections: economy, border, farmers and fishermen, the Second Amendment, the military, veterans, technology and AI, digital assets. One sentence about Democrats in general is not checked.

    candidate statement

    For: Laurie Buckhout: campaign position

  5. Tom Bailey (North Carolina)https://ballotpedia.org/Tom_Bailey_(North_Carolina)

    Ballotpedia · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Carries his own answers to Ballotpedia's 2026 candidate survey, submitted February 15, 2026. Lists a campaign Facebook page (tombaileyforushouse) and no campaign website. Used only for his own words. The Facebook page loads only up to a login wall.

    candidate statement

    For: Tom Bailey: campaign position

  6. COMMITTEE TO ELECT TOM BAILEY (C00686212)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00686212/

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Bailey's only FEC committee. It filed for the 2018 cycle and lists tombaileyushousenc.com, which did not resolve on October 1, 2026.

    fec filing

    For: Tom Bailey: campaign position

  7. Congressman Don Davis Votes Again for Laken Riley Acthttps://dondavis.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-don-davis-votes-again-laken-riley-act

    Office of Rep. Don Davis · Published Jan 7, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    His House office's release on his January 7, 2025 vote for H.R. 29, with his own quoted words.

    candidate statement

    For: Don Davis: Matches stated direction

  8. Roll Call 66, H.R. 7511, March 7, 2024 (document)

    Clerk of the U.S. House · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Laken Riley Act, on passage, 251-170. Davis: Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Don Davis: Matches stated direction

  9. Roll Call 6, H.R. 29, January 7, 2025 (document)

    Clerk of the U.S. House · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Laken Riley Act, on passage, 264-159. Davis: Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Don Davis: Matches stated direction

  10. Roll Call 23, S. 5, January 22, 2025 (document)

    Clerk of the U.S. House · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On passage, 263-156. Davis: Yea, one of 46 Democrats voting Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Don Davis: Matches stated direction

  11. S. 5 (119th), Laken Riley Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    House passage January 22, 2025, Roll Call 23.

    official legislative record

    For: Don Davis: Matches stated direction

  12. Public Law 119-1, Laken Riley Acthttps://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-119publ1

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Jan 29, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Enacted from S. 5 on January 29, 2025. Requires a detainer and custody for certain inadmissible immigrants charged with or arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, assaulting a law enforcement officer, or a crime causing death or serious injury.

    official legislative record

    For: Don Davis: Matches stated direction

  13. Roll Call 209, H.R. 2, May 11, 2023 (document)

    Clerk of the U.S. House · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Secure the Border Act, on passage. Davis: Nay. Democrats: 0 Yea, 211 Nay, 2 not voting.

    official legislative record

    For: Don Davis: Matches stated direction