Immigration Reform in the House – Republican Targets July 3, 2013 If there is a vote on comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship in the House, it will pass with a bipartisan majority. If all but a handful of the House Democrats vote yes, and at least 20 Republicans from the list below come along, reform can easily clear the 218 necessary to pass the lower chamber. Looking at the list of 99 House Republicans below, it’s clear that capturing those 20 or so Republican votes is well within reach. Our target list includes several different groups of Republicans, such as: Republicans with growing numbers of Latino and Asian constituents. While redistricting has temporarily insulated many House Republicans from the “demographic cliff” their party faces if it caters only to white voters," at least 38 Republican members of Congress represent heavily Latino districts--and approximately 25 GOP members are in diverse swing districts where the growing Latino, Asian, and immigrant vote is crucial. These include California Republicans Jeff Denham, David Valadao, Gary Miller, Buck McKeon and Devin Nunes; Colorado Republican Mike Coffman; Florida Republicans Mario Diaz-Balart and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (both of whom are longtime supporters of immigration reform); New York Republicans Peter King and Michael Grimm; and Nevada Republican Joe Heck. Republicans with agricultural or high-tech interests in their districts. Both the agriculture and high-tech sectors urgently need immigration reform to secure a 21st century workforce. Republicans who should support reform for the economic well-being of their districts include Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL),and Sam Johnson (R-TX), all of whom represent agriculture-heavy districts, and Darrell Issa (R-CA), whose district includes tech interests. Republicans who understand the need for the Party to tackle immigration reform for its own future. Several leading figures in the House GOP have come out in favor of immigration reform since the election, understanding that, as a Republican National Committee report put it this spring, “among the steps Republicans take in the Hispanic community and beyond we must embrace and champion comprehensive immigration reform. If we do not, our Party’s appeal will continue to shrink to its core constituencies only.” This group includes Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI), who told reporters last month that he believes the House can pass immigration reform with a path to citizenship; NRCC chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), who told USA Today last month that he believes the undocumented should have access to a path to citizenship; and rising star Raul Labrador (R-ID), who has remained committed to immigration reform even after leaving the bipartisan House “Gang of 8.” 1 Immigration Reform -- House Republican Target List Latino Population Name State District % Notes Relevant Link http://www.murkowski.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&Conte ntRecord_id=3653fc41-9953-4966-83a9- b5d6fdfa154f&ContentType_id=b94acc28-404a-4fc6-b143- Young, Don AK 1 5.50% a9e15bf92da4&Group_id=c01df158-d935-4d7a-895d-f694ddf41624 http://www.rollcall.com/news/bachus_immigration_overhaul_promotes_us_ Bachus, Spencer AL 6 4.80% Voted for VAWA economic_competitiveness-223058-1.html?pos=oplyh Womack, Steve AR 3 12.70% Salmon, Matt AZ 5 8.89% Schweikert, David AZ 6 15.20% Cook, Paul CA 8 35.30% Voted for VAWA DCCC immigration target; http://www.scpr.org/blogs/politics/2013/06/05/13912/house-conservatives- Denham, Jeff CA 10 40.06% voted for VAWA weigh-in-on-senate-immigration/ Voted against Steve King DACA amendment; voted http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/opinion/our-view/x1028019795/At- Valadao, David G. CA 21 71% for VAWA least-one-valley-congressman-gets-it Voted against Steve King DACA amendment; voted Nunes, Devin CA 22 44.80% for VAWA 2 Latino Population Name State District % Notes Relevant Link http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/10/kevin-mccarthy- McCarthy, Kevin CA 23 35.50% Voted for VAWA immigration_n_2848385.html?utm_hp_ref=politics DCCC immigration target; McKeon, Howard P. CA 25 35.30% voted for VAWA Miller, Gary G. CA 31 49.40% DCCC immigration target http://www.latimes.com/news/local/political/la-me-pc-immigrant-bus- Royce, Edward R. CA 39 32.60% Voted for VAWA 20130306,0,5681022.story Calvert, Ken CA 42 36.10% Voted for VAWA Campbell, John CA 45 18.30% http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/02/06/issa-embraces-path-to- Issa, Darrell E. CA 49 25.80% Voted for VAWA citizenship-for-illegal-immigrants Tipton, Scott R. CO 3 23.80% Voted for VAWA Gardner, Cory CO 4 21.12% Voted for VAWA http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/11/mike-coffman- Coffman, Mike CO 6 19.71% immigration_n_2662497.html House Majority PAC Southerland, Steve FL 2 5.20% immigration target Mica, John L. FL 7 18.60% Webster, Daniel FL 10 16.10% DCCC immigration target Bilirakis, Gus M. FL 12 11.50% Young, C. W. Bill FL 13 8.60% DCCC immigration target 3 Latino Population Name State District % Notes Relevant Link Ross, Dennis FL 15 17.30% Rooney, Tom FL 17 17% http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/03/tea-party-house-members- Radel, Trey FL 19 17.90% to-rand-paul-were-with-you-on-immigration.php Diaz-Balart, Mario FL 25 70% DCCC immigration target DCCC immigration target; Voted against Steve King Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana FL 27 73.70% DACA amendment http://www.radioiowa.com/2013/05/24/latham-calls-senate-immigration- Latham, Tom IA 3 6.10% Voted for VAWA reform-bill-a-good-start/ http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/immigration-reform-deal-house- Labrador, Raul R. ID 1 10% 89499.html Simpson, Michael K. ID 2 12.40% Voted for VAWA http://thehill.com/homenews/house/305807-major-tests-loom-for-boehner Roskam, Peter IL 6 8.74% DCCC immigration target; http://farmweeknow.com/story-davis-uncertain-how-reforms-emerge-0- Davis, Rodney IL 13 2.93% voted for VAWA 99530 Shimkus, John IL 15 2.30% Voted for VAWA Schock, Aaron IL 18 2.30% Voted for VAWA Brooks, Susan IN 5 4.20% Voted for VAWA http://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1874714 4 Latino Population Name State District % Notes Relevant Link http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/04/01/house-working-group-to-unveil- Messer, Luke IN 6 2.30% immigration-plan/ http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/03/entire-room-of-tea-party- Massie, Thomas KY 4 2.90% house-members-agrees-with-rand-paul-on-immigration.php http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2013/01/30/andy-barr-says-senators- Barr, Andy KY 6 4.50% immigration-reform-model-in-the-ballpark/ Scalise, Steve J. LA 1 7.60% http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/03/tea-party-house-members- Amash, Justin MI 3 6.90% to-rand-paul-were-with-you-on-immigration.php http://wkzo.com/news/articles/2013/jun/16/protestors-drop-a-fathers-day- Upton, Fred MI 6 5.26% Voted for VAWA card-off-at-fred-uptons-office/ http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130701/POLITICS03/307010026/Mic higan-s-Miller-pushes-stronger-U-S- Miller, Candice S. MI 10 2.89% Voted for VAWA borders?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE DCCC immigration target; Paulsen, Erik MN 3 3.80% voted for VAWA 5 Latino Population Name State District % Notes Relevant Link https://www.stlbeacon.org/#!/content/31644/senate_immigration_vote?cov Wagner, Ann MO 2 2.80% erpage=3542 http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/president-backs-report-says- Pittenger, Robert NC 9 7.58% immigration-reform-ove/nYSHT/ http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/03/tea-party-house-members- Meadows, Mark NC 11 5.40% to-rand-paul-were-with-you-on-immigration.php DCCC immigration target; LoBiondo, Frank A. NJ 2 14.40% voted for VAWA DCCC immigration target; Runyan, Jon NJ 3 6.50% voted for VAWA Lance, Leonard NJ 7 10.60% Voted for VAWA Frelinghuysen, Rodney NJ 11 8.74% Voted for VAWA DCCC immigration target; Pearce, Steve NM 2 51.80% voted for VAWA http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/may/21/nevada-lawmakers-all- over-map-immigration-reform/#axzz2XGItOWV5 Amodei, Mark NV 2 20.40% Voted for VAWA DCCC immigration target; Heck, Joseph NV 3 15.60% voted for VAWA 6 Latino Population Name State District % Notes Relevant Link DCCC immigration target; King, Peter T. NY 2 20.50% voted for VAWA Hanna, Richard NY 4 3.13% Voted for VAWA DCCC immigration target; voted against Steve King DACA amendment; voted Grimm, Mike NY 11 15.60% for VAWA DCCC immigration target; Gibson, Christopher NY 19 6.30% voted for VAWA http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/03/entire-room-of-tea-party- Jordan, Jim OH 4 3.20% house-members-agrees-with-rand-paul-on-immigration.php http://gibbs.house.gov/press-release/congressman-gibbs-holds-roundtable- Gibbs, Bob OH 7 1.78% Voted for VAWA discussion-immigration-reform http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/19/us-usa-immigration- Boehner, John A. OH 8 2.90% republicans-idUSBRE92I0OM20130319 Tiberi, Patrick J. OH 12 18.60% Voted for VAWA Joyce, David OH 14 DCCC immigration target http://northcanton.patch.com/groups/congressman-jim-renaccis-blog/p/bp-- Renacci, Jim OH 16 1.83% Voted for VAWA congressman-jim-renaccis-weekly-column 7 Latino Population Name State District % Notes Relevant Link http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/printerfriendlystory.aspx?articleid=2013040 Bridenstine, Jim OK 1 9.80% 6_16_a19_ulnsbb397909 Cole, Tom OK 4 http://lankford.house.gov/wall-street-journal-evangelicals-push-immigration- Lankford, James OK 5 14.47% path http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/06/19/gop-house- Walden, Greg OR 2 12.35% campaign-chief-abortion-greg-walden/2439859/ DCCC immigration target; Gerlach, Jim PA 6 4.77% voted for VAWA DCCC immigration target; Meehan, Patrick PA 7 2.80% voted for VAWA DCCC immigration target; Fitzpatrick, Michael PA 8 4.21% voted for VAWA Dent, Charles W.