The Democratic Party has voted against measures to secure the border.
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Badlands MediaOct 15, 2026
The record shows Democrats voted against several recent Republican border and immigration-enforcement measures, including the 2026 $70B enforcement bill (214-212, over Democratic objections) and the 2023 Secure the Border Act.
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… Think of it, no tax on Social Security, and the Democrats want to terminate that. Who the hell can vote for these people? But they voted against voter identification, commonly known as voter ID, and they voted against proof of citizenship. They voted against securing your border. They don't want, they want to have open borders, and they voted in favor of the worst inflation and the highest energy costs in American history. They voted in favor of transgender mutilation of your children, and in favor of men playing in women's sports. …
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Contradicts. CNN reports several Democrats in tight races voted for a 2024 bipartisan border bill that included border wall funding, and FactCheck.org notes Peltola later joined Republicans on a nearly identical bill.[1][6]
Contradicts. PolitiFact reports just over half of Democratic senators, including Obama, Schumer and Clinton, voted for the 2006 Secure Fence Act, showing Democratic votes for border measures historically.[2]
Supports. AP reports the House passed a nearly $70 billion bill funding ICE and Border Patrol for three years by 214-212 over the objections of Democrats, sending it to Trump.[3]
Supports. FactCheck.org confirms Rep. Peltola voted against the 2023 Republican Secure the Border Act, and a Senate Republican floor statement says Democrats opposed funding these agencies.[1][4]
Context. Roll Call data from 2002 shows a party split on the Customs Border Security Act, with Democrats voting 97 to 110 on passage, so the party's record varies by measure and era.[5]
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6 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 2 primary, 1 tier 2
- 1FactCheck.orgfactcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 2Did Democrats reverse border wall position after Trump?politifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 3House passes $70B bill to fund immigration enforcement for 3 years, sending to Trumpapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 4IMMIGRATION; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 96congress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Roll Call 193 Roll Call 193, Bill Number: H. R. 3129, 107th Congress, 2nd Sessionclerk.house.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 6Democrats in tight races support border bill despite past opposition to stricter asylum rules and border wall moneycnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts
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