securing our borders and public safety
Secure the border and strengthen public safety.
Occurrences
Evidence
Onder’s campaign priorities page lists “Fighting illegal immigration” and says he sponsored Missouri legislation to ban sanctuary cities, crack down on hiring illegal aliens, and end catch-and-release.
The House passed H.R. 1958, the Deporting Fraudsters Act, and the clerk’s vote record shows Robert F. Onder, Jr. voted Yea on passage.
Onder’s recent votes page shows he voted Yea on H.R. 7744, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026, which the page lists as Passed.
Onder’s official House profile shows he serves on the Judiciary Committee’s Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement subcommittee.
Assessments
Onder campaigned on border enforcement and public safety and, during his current federal term, supported immigration-enforcement and DHS funding measures while serving on a relevant immigration-enforcement subcommittee. The evidence shows meaningful same-term legislative effort and some House-level advancement, but not full fulfillment of the broad promised outcome: securing the border and strengthening public safety at the federal level would require enacted law or implemented executive outcomes, and the cited record does not show that these measures became law or produced the promised end state. Because the candidate materially supported relevant measures but the full promised outcome is not shown as delivered, partial credit is appropriate.
Onder made the promise a campaign priority and took relevant same-term actions, including voting for immigration-enforcement legislation and DHS funding and serving on an immigration-enforcement subcommittee. However, the evidence shows legislative support and alignment, not that the promised outcome of securing the border and strengthening public safety was actually delivered. Under the rule for serious attempts that fall short of the promised outcome, this is best classified as never with an effort badge.