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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 RENEWS EFFORT TO STOP LIBERAL STATES FROM FORCING AMERICANS TO SUBSIDIZE FREE HEALTH CARE FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

HYDE-SMITH RENEWS EFFORT TO STOP LIBERAL STATES FROM FORCING AMERICANS TO SUBSIDIZE FREE HEALTH CARE FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today renewed an effort to ensure the long-term integrity of Medicaid by preventing liberal states like California from forcing American citizens in other states to subsidize state programs that expand Medicaid benefits to illegal immigrants.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Protect Medicaid Act, which...

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