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.


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...

HYDE-SMITH DISMISSES BIDEN BORDER EXECUTIVE ORDER AS ‘ELECTION-YEAR RUSE’

HYDE-SMITH DISMISSES BIDEN BORDER EXECUTIVE ORDER AS ‘ELECTION-YEAR RUSE’

Senator Says Order Won’t Halt Crossings, Close Asylum Loopholes, or Finish the Border Wall

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today castigated an executive order signed by President Biden regarding illegal immigration—a belated acknowledgment that U.S. border security has been breached since he took office.

“President Biden...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON DEMOCRATS DECEPTIVE BORDER VOTE

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON DEMOCRATS DECEPTIVE BORDER VOTE

052324 Sham Border Vote 
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Slams Sham Vote Intended to Deflect Attention Away from Biden, Democrats’ Border Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today issued the following statement in advance of a scheduled 1 p.m. (Central) vote on a flawed border bill that already failed in the Senate in February:

“No one should be fooled by Senator...

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...