How Ruben Gallego and Kari Lake Compare on Immigration – NumbersUSA

NumbersUSA, the nation’s largest nonpartisan immigration reform organization, has released a detailed comparison of Ruben Gallego (D) and Kari Lake’s (R) immigration voting records and public stances to help inform Arizona voters.

Gallego received a career F- grade for his support for open borders and radical immigration policies. Lake, by contrast, reliably backs policies to secure the border and lower immigration numbers.

“Gallego claims that, if elected, he’ll ‘lead the way to a better immigration system for all,'” said Eric Ruark, Director of Research for NumbersUSA. “But he doesn’t support a single NumbersUSA-recommended reform on our candidate comparison, a chart that lets voters easily see where he and Lake stand on major immigration issues, from mandating E-Verify to raising the bar for asylum.”

NumbersUSA combed through years of Gallego’s roll call votes and bill sponsorships, along with his and Lake’s statements and interviews, to create the non-partisan comparison chart.

Gallego has one of the worst lifetime scores of any member for his open border policies — from supporting mass amnesty to opposing asylum reform and E-Verify. He also voted against the Secure the Border Act (H.R. 2), the strongest border security bill in decades, which would have drastically reduced illegal immigration.

Lake, by contrast, supports ending chain migration, eliminating the visa lottery, clarifying birthright citizenship, stopping mass amnesty, and mandating E-Verify — among other tough border policies.

Arizonans rank immigration among their “most important issues” this election cycle, second only to inflation.

“Border security could determine the outcome of this Senate race — and control of the entire chamber,” said Eric. “Arizonans who are concerned about immigration should tune out the TV ads and compare Gallego and Lake’s actual records.”

About NumbersUSA
NumbersUSA supports a balanced immigration system that welcomes the spouses and minor children of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents, is responsive to acute refugee crises, attracts those with extraordinary ability and talents, addresses temporary labor shortages, protects the most vulnerable, and is enforced. NumbersUSA is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that believes better immigration policy is possible. Focused exclusively on immigration reform, NumbersUSA is America’s largest single-issue advocacy group with over 8 million grassroots members and supporters spread across every congressional district. Founded solely by Roy Beck in 1996 to promote civil debate on the immigration recommendations of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform — chaired by civil rights icon Barbara Jordan — NumbersUSA continues to advocate for sensible immigration policies that ensure Americans’ safety, promote economic fairness, while conserving the environment and quality of life.