Secure the borders, require employers to comply with immigration laws, and expect immigrants who want to stay to obey the laws, learn English, pay taxes, and pursue citizenship.

Hank believes we must secure our borders, require employers to comply with common-sense laws that benefit our country, and expect immigrants who want to stay here to do what people who have come to our shores in search of a better life have always done: obey our laws, learn our language, and pay taxes, while earning the chance to become tax-paying American citizens.

Promises a stricter immigration framework with border security, employer compliance, and integration requirements for immigrants seeking to remain in the country.

The Issues: The Environment | Congressman Hank Johnson For Congress
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Congressman Johnson says he believes the U.S. must secure its borders, require employers to comply with common-sense laws, and expect immigrants who want to stay to obey laws, learn English, and pay taxes while earning citizenship.

Official House issue page states Johnson publicly endorsed the core elements of the claim, including border security, employer compliance, English, taxes, and a path to citizenship.

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Immigration | Congressman Hank Johnson
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Johnson announced a USCIS citizenship and integration grant for citizenship preparation services and said he was proud to support efforts that help lawful permanent residents on their path to becoming U.S. citizens.

He actively supported citizenship-preparation services, which aligns with the citizenship part of the promise but does not itself secure borders or require employer compliance.

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Center for Pan Asian Community Services, Inc Receiving $240K Grant to Support Citizenship Preparation Services | Congressman Hank Johnson
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The committee report includes Johnson among the dissenters who argued the bill failed to provide meaningful due process and urged colleagues to reject the Legal Workforce Act, even though the bill would have mandated E-Verify for employers.

Johnson took part in congressional action on employer verification, but he opposed the specific enforcement bill rather than enacting the broader promise as written.

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H. Rept. 113-677 - Legal Workforce Act | Congress.gov
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Johnson said Congress should move immigration reform forward without mass surveillance or a national identity system, and he supported an amendment limiting how E-Verify data could be used.

Johnson advanced an immigration-related amendment, but the action was about privacy limits on verification systems rather than fulfilling the campaign promise in full.

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Rep. Johnson Protects Americans' Privacy as Immigration Reform Moves Forward | Congressman Hank Johnson
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