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 ISSUES STATEMENT IN ADVANCE OF THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
HYDE-SMITH ISSUES STATEMENT IN ADVANCE OF THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
Miss. Senator Commits to “Doing the Work of Governing” to Continue Helping American Families, Businesses
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Issues Statement in Anticipation of the State of the Union Address.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a statement issued in advance of President Trump’s State of the Union Address tonight, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said she and her Republican colleagues are committed “to doing the...
HYDE-SMITH, GILLIBRAND CELEBRATE ENACTMENT OF TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS RELIEF ACT
HYDE-SMITH, GILLIBRAND CELEBRATE ENACTMENT OF TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS RELIEF ACT
Bipartisan Law Provides Federal Protections for Human Trafficking Survivors
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) today celebrated the enactment of their legislation to allow nonviolent offenses to be vacated or expunged from the record of survivors of human trafficking who were forced to commit criminal acts by their traffickers.
The Trafficking Survivors...
HYDE-SMITH SEEKS ACTION TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY WITH COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE CRACKDOWN
HYDE-SMITH SEEKS ACTION TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY WITH COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE CRACKDOWN
Hyde-Smith Says Recent Tragedies Underscore Need for Federal, State Attention to Illegal Immigrants Driving Commercial Vehicles
VIDEO CLIP: Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses CDL Public Safety Issues.
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Delivers Speech on Abuse, Fraud in Issuing Commercial Driver’s Licenses Poses Critical Safety Issue for All Drivers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair...
LEGISLATIVE SESSION--Border Security
LEGISLATIVE SESSION--Border Security
Congressional Record Vol. 169, No. 205
(Senate - December 13, 2023) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I rise today to once again call
attention to the crisis at our southern border--the very crisis the
Biden administration refuses to acknowledge and in...
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...
OOIDA: ‘Congress can do more to prevent bad actors from operating on our nation’s highways’
The Trucker
OOIDA: ‘Congress can do more to prevent bad actors from operating on our nation’s highways’
By Bruce Guthrie
GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. — The Owner Operators Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has been speaking loudly to federal congressional leaders on what it feels are the major issues...
Immigration raids start in Louisiana as Mississippi prepares for possible operations
Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Immigration raids start in Louisiana as Mississippi prepares for possible operations
By Elise Catrion Gregg
Immigration raids have begun in Louisiana, with the Associated Press reporting that enforcement operations could extend to southeastern Mississippi.
Right...
Mississippi sending illegal truckers to ICE
Freight Waves
Mississippi sending illegal truckers to ICE
85 referred to the agency over last three months, Hyde-Smith tells colleagues
John Gallagher
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., told colleagues that law enforcement is making it difficult for illegal truck drivers to...