Senator Hyde-Smith believes the federal government’s first responsibility is defense of the American people, which includes securing the nation’s borders.  She is a strong proponent of strengthening border security and the enforcement of U.S. immigration laws.  The Senator does not believe in rewarding those who enter the country illegally.

The Senator supports the implementation of a nationwide E-Verify system to ensure a legal workforce and enable American jobs to be filled by legal American workers.


SENATE OKAYS BILL BACKED BY HYDE-SMITH TO FORCE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF BIDEN-HARRIS ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSERS

SENATE OKAYS BILL BACKED BY HYDE-SMITH TO FORCE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF BIDEN-HARRIS ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSERS

Now in House of Reps’ Hands, Bill Would Require Administration to Release Data on Unlawful Migrant Release Programs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today highlighted Senate passage of legislation she cosponsored to force the Biden-Harris administration to accurately disclose its handling of migrants and give the American people a full accounting of the number of...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO STOP TERRORIST SUSPECTS FROM BEING PAROLED INTO THE U.S.

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO STOP TERRORIST SUSPECTS FROM BEING PAROLED INTO THE U.S.

National Security Risks Underscored by Recent Arrests of ISIS-Affiliated Migrants Paroled by Biden Administration

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is an original cosponsor of legislation to combat the bad effects of President Biden’s unauthorized upending of the migrant parole system by stopping the release of known or suspected terrorists in American communities.

The Safeguarding...

HYDE-SMITH & GUEST JOIN DEMAND FOR ANSWERS ON LACK OF DOJ PROSECUTIONS OF ALIENS REGISTERING TO VOTE

HYDE-SMITH & GUEST JOIN DEMAND FOR ANSWERS ON LACK OF DOJ PROSECUTIONS OF ALIENS REGISTERING TO VOTE

Recent Reports Reveal Non-Citizens Registering to Vote Amid Record Number of Illegal Border Crossings

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representative Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today joined lawmakers demanding answers from U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) actions to prevent aliens from registering to vote in American...

BORDER SECURITY

BORDER SECURITY

Congressional Record Vol. 169, No. 16
(Senate - January 25, 2023) PDF

  Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Madam President, I started the new year by joining 
Senator Blackburn of Tennessee and our new colleague Senator Britt of 
Alabama on a recent tour of the Del Rio Border Sector in Texas.

  We...