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 TO CHAIR SENATE TRANSPORTATION, HUD APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE

HYDE-SMITH TO CHAIR SENATE TRANSPORTATION, HUD APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE

Hyde-Smith Also Lands Military Construction-VA Spot, Will Serve on Six Subcommittees of Importance to Mississippi

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) was officially named as the new chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) for the 119th Congress.

Hyde-Smith, in addition to chairing the THUD Appropriations...

HYDE-SMITH REINTRODUCES BILL TO SAVE BILLIONS BY BLOCKING ILLEGAL ALIENS’ ACCESS TO FEDERAL CHILD TAX CREDITS

HYDE-SMITH REINTRODUCES BILL TO SAVE BILLIONS BY BLOCKING ILLEGAL ALIENS’ ACCESS TO FEDERAL CHILD TAX CREDITS 

Safeguarding American Workers’ Benefits Act Offered with Trump in White House, Budget Reconciliation in the Offing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With President Trump back in the Oval Office, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reintroduced legislation to save taxpayers billions of dollars annually by closing federal tax loopholes that allow illegal immigrants to claim child tax credits...

HYDE-SMITH TARGETS CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS WITH VOTE FOR LAKEN RILEY ACT

HYDE-SMITH TARGETS CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS WITH VOTE FOR LAKEN RILEY ACT

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the same day that President Trump signed executive actions to secure the border, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) voted to pass legislation that targets criminal illegal aliens by requiring the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to arrest and detain illegal immigrants charged with theft or other crimes.

Hyde-Smith is a cosponsor of the Laken Riley Act (S.5).  The Senate on Monday approved...

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...