Immigration tallies count 8 of 290 official–disaster reviews as Democratic Attribution (one review per Core Republican Official per disaster). Below that tally, 9 distinct in-window statements carry the matching code — the quotable evidence layer. Extra statements are additional in-window quotes from officials who already have a yes — one review can have more than one published statement. Hits are found statements. Mute newsrooms are not zeros.
Official–disaster reviews (8)
Scoring rows — what increments the Immigration tally.
| Official | Disaster | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Gruters | Hurricane Lala (August 2026) — Hawaii | Primary source ↗ |
| Darline Graham | Hurricane Lala (August 2026) — Hawaii | Primary source ↗ |
| John Barrasso | Pacific Northwest Wildfires (July 2026) | Primary source ↗ |
| John Thune | Texas Hill Country Flash Floods (July 2026) | Primary source ↗ |
| Chuck Grassley | Texas Hill Country Flash Floods (July 2026) | Primary source ↗ |
| John Barrasso | Texas Hill Country Flash Floods (July 2026) | Primary source ↗ |
| Marsha Blackburn | Canadian Fire Smoke (July 2026) | Primary source ↗ |
| Cynthia Lummis | Canadian Fire Smoke (July 2026) | Primary source ↗ |
In-window statements (9)
Core Republican cohort only · seven-day window · coded yes.
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Joe Gruters
Democrats made it official: they care more about protecting violent illegal aliens than American families. While President Trump and Republicans are securing our border and standing with law enforcement, Democrats want to let dangerous illegal criminals run wild in our communities. This resolution is political suicide, and Democrats will pay for choosing open borders over public safety, border security, and backing the blue.
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Darline Graham
There is another distinct difference. Illegal immigration. I will be tougher on illegal immigration. It is a black and white issue for me. If you are in this country illegally deported immediately. That is where I stand. There is no gray area. ... If they are here illegally, they need to go back. To me it is very simple. ... Another issue I'm concerned about is the birthright citizenship. It really frustrates me that we have women coming to this country to have babies and th…
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John Barrasso
Less than four months later, Democrats did it again. That time, they blocked funding for the Department of Homeland Security. That shutdown lasted for 75 days for the Department of Homeland Security. Democrats voted to defund American law enforcement agencies. That seems to be their mantra. Defund the police. Get rid of ICE. Get rid of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Open the borders. Let anybody in. That's who that party is now. ... By shutting down the Department of H…
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John Barrasso
The driving force in the Democrat Party is calling to defund the police. The driving force in the Democrat Party is calling to eliminate Immigration and Customs Enforcement in this country. They don't want borders. Don't think we ought to have borders. They want ICE completely eliminated. Democrats want to go back to the dangerous Biden years when it came to protecting our borders and 10 million illegal immigrants flooded into this country. The Democrats want millions and mi…
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John Thune
Then earlier this year, Democrats shut down the Department of Homeland Security because they didn't want to fund law enforcement. That's right. Defunding law enforcement – once a fringe position in their party – became the official position of the Democrat Party as they tried to completely – completely – defund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol. Once again, it didn't matter to Democrats whether Americans would be less safe with open borders. Their audienc…
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Chuck Grassley
Unfortunately, that is where the minority party's cooperation ended. They refused to work with the majority party to get these appropriations bills across the finish line... [T]he Department of Homeland Security was shuttered due to their refusal to fund federal law enforcement and border security. ... So, through the reconciliation process, the bill called the Secure America Act funded federal law enforcement officers, border security and protecting American communities fro…
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John Barrasso
Then, in February of this year, Democrats did it again. They shut down the Department of Homeland Security. That shutdown lasted for 75 days. The shutdown of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol lasted even longer. Democrats voted to defund Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Democrats voted to defund the United States Border Patrol. Democrats voted to protect illegal immigrant criminals rather than protect law-abiding American citizens.
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Marsha Blackburn
Again, the Democrats work overtime trying to make illegal legal. We saw it through Joe Biden with the open border. We saw it with Cabinet Secretary after Cabinet Secretary who tried to find workarounds, who tried to say: We are going to enforce part of the law but not all of the law. They want it to be convenient. They don't want any borders. They are just not going to stand and defend the United States. ... These measures would help ensure that future Democrat administratio…
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Cynthia Lummis
The Left has spent decades turning our citizenship laws into a giant loophole for anyone willing to hop on a plane, and it's American taxpayers who foot the bill for their reckless open-borders agenda. Birth tourism has become a multimillion-dollar industry catering to wealthy foreign nationals who exploit our laws to buy their children an American passport and a right to vote in American elections. This bill slams that ridiculous loophole shut for good.