Immigration Reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after voting against the Senate-passed funding package that includes two-weeks of funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after signing onto an effort to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
“Today, I joined my colleagues in supporting H.Res. 996, a resolution to impeach Secretary Kristi Noem for high crimes and misdemeanors. I do not take the decision to pursue impeachment lightly. It is one of the most solemn responsibilities of the House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Adam Smith (WA-09) are today introducing the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, legislation to enact guardrails and oversight on immigration detention, and to ensure civil and human rights are protected.
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Adam Smith (WA-09) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) are calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to phase out the use of private, for-profit detention centers for immigrants in U.S. custody and consider alternatives to expanding the immigration detention system.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced the Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2024, which would grant U.S. citizenship to international adoptees who were legally adopted in the U.S. as children but lack citizenship status due to a loophole in the Child Citizenship Act of 2000.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after introducing the Immigrants in Nursing and Allied Health Act, the International Medical Graduate (IMG) Assistance Act, and the Professional's Access to Health (PATH) Workforce Integration Act. These three bills would help immigrants enter health care professions, including primary care physicians, nurses, behavioral health professionals, and technicians, and alleviate the shortage of workers that has taken a toll on our health care system.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement regarding H.R. 2, the House Republican bill on immigration.
"I want to find meaningful solutions to our broken immigration system, but the House Republicans' bill is not the answer. H.R. 2 would destroy our asylum system, restart construction on an expensive and ineffective border wall, and drastically expand the detention of children and families.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Adam Smith (WA-09), U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) today reintroduced the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, transformative legislation that ends the inhumane conditions of detention centers and protects the civil and human rights of immigrants.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) led members of the Washington State Congressional Delegation in a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen in support of the Washington Section 1332 State Innovation Waiver application. The 1332 waiver would make it possible for thousands of currently uninsured Washington residents to purchase health coverage through Washington Healthplanfinder who are currently ineligible due to their immigration status.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.) introduced the Immigrants in Nursing and Allied Health Act of 2022, the International Medical Graduate (IMG) Assistance Act of 2022, and the Professional's Access to Health (PATH) Workforce Integration Act of 2022, legislation to help alleviate health care workforce shortages across the country and reduce employment barriers for immigrants who want to work in the health care field.