Border Security and Immigration

As a member of the Northern Border Caucus, McMorris Rodgers understands that securing our Northern Border is essential to our national security. She is committed to securing our borders; providing law enforcement agencies with all the border security personnel; technology, and resources they need; and strictly enforcing current immigration laws.

She supports a comprehensive immigration bill that takes into account our national and regional economy, which must have the workforce to meet the demands in agriculture and other service industries. We need to keep our economy and workforce competitive in the 21st century by establishing a legal workforce. A comprehensive immigration bill must take into account potential impacts on our workers, their families and the overall economy.

Legislation Co-Sponsored

H.R. 4228 Northern Border Prosecution Initiative Reimbursement Act
This legislation will return to states and communities along the U.S./Canada border the resources they spend prosecuting people apprehended at the border and for federal border-related crimes.

H.R. 5308 Passport Deduction for Border States Act of 2006
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow residents of states which have a boundary in common with Canada or Mexico a tax deduction from gross income (available to non-itemizing taxpayers) for passport application fees.

H.R. 5848 Western Hemisphere Traveler Improvement Act of 2006
Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to extend the implementation date for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.

Press Releases

• McMorris Rodgers Expresses Concerns to State Department over Passport Delays (June 14, 2007)
• McMorris Examines the Impact of Guest Worker Programs at Committee Hearing (July 19, 2006)
• McMorris Holds Border Security Roundtable and Tours Northern Border (July 11, 2006)
• McMorris Votes to Protect our Regional and National Security (December 14, 2005)
• Comprehensive Immigration Reform is Needed to Control our Borders and Provide Economic Stability to Eastern Washington (December 12, 2005)
• McMorris, Larsen, Cantwell, Introduce Bill to Help Border Communities with Security Costs (November 4, 2005)