Enforce existing immigration laws, provide more resources to immigration agents, and expand physical barriers at the southern border.

Keith Self · Texas · Republican

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Enforcing existing laws, providing more resources to immigration agents, and expanding physical barriers are essential actions we must take to end the border crisis.

Self commits to border enforcement, more immigration agent resources, and expanded physical barriers.

Border Security & Immigration | Representative Keith Self
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Evidence

"Border Security: Keith Self has been relentless in the fight against Joe Biden’s failed policies that are putting Texas families at risk. Keith voted for H.R. 2 – Secure the Border Act that would resume construction of the border wall. He also introduced the El Chapo Act which takes money seized from the cartels and uses it to secure our borders. At home, Congressman Self supports Operation Lonestar and proposed that the federal government reimburse Texas for its border security efforts."

Self’s campaign site explicitly centered border security, including enforcement, more resources, and physical barriers, and later listed votes and proposals aligned with that agenda.

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Keith Self for Congress homepage
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"Where Keith Self Stands on the Issues" includes a "Border Security" section on the campaign site, indicating the issue was a core campaign plank.

This is campaign-material evidence that the border claim was part of Self’s stated platform.

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Keith Self for Congress homepage
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Roll Call 209 (H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act) shows: "Vote Question: On Passage" and member "Self | Republican | TX | Yea."

Self voted yes on the House passage of a major border-enforcement bill that included border wall construction language.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 209
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Roll Call 208 (H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act) shows: "Vote Question: On Motion to Recommit" and member "Self | Republican | TX | Nay."

Self opposed the motion to recommit on the border bill, consistent with advancing the bill rather than blocking it.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 208
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Congress.gov shows: "Sponsor: Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (Introduced 12/17/2024)" and the bill text says it was "To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to relocate to the State of Texas the headquarters of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes."

Self introduced a concrete border-enforcement measure aimed at CBP operations, showing active legislative effort on immigration enforcement.

partial same_term A for effort

Congress.gov - H.R.10463 CBP Relocation Act
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Congress.gov shows: "Sponsor: Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (Introduced 01/03/2025)" and "Latest Action: House - 01/03/2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability."

Self reintroduced a similar CBP relocation bill in the next Congress, again showing concrete legislative effort on border security.

partial later_term A for effort

Congress.gov - H.R.195 CBP Relocation Act
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The official House site shows a May 14, 2026 press release: 'Congressman Keith Self Introduces Bill to Ban Illegal Aliens from American Banking System,' stating that Self introduced the House companion to Senator Tom Cotton’s legislation to bar illegal aliens from accessing the American banking system.

Recent same-term legislative action on immigration-related enforcement, but it is still only a bill introduction and does not show enacted enforcement, added resources, or completed border-barrier expansion.

partial same_term A for effort

Representative Keith Self
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Self made clear same-term efforts toward the promise, including voting for House passage of H.R. 2, opposing recommittal, introducing CBP relocation legislation, and proposing related immigration-enforcement bills. But the core promised outcome was not delivered: H.R. 2 did not become law, the cited Self-sponsored bills remained introductions or referrals, and the record does not show enacted federal enforcement changes, added immigration-agent resources, or expanded southern-border physical barriers attributable to Self. This supports recognizing serious effort, not full or partial delivery of the promised outcome.

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never same_term A for effort

Keith Self took concrete same-term legislative actions aligned with the promise, including voting for H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, and introducing CBP relocation legislation. However, the promised outcome was broader than legislative effort: enforcing immigration laws, increasing resources for immigration agents, and expanding southern border physical barriers. The evidence shows advocacy, votes, and bill sponsorship, but not that these policy outcomes were enacted or implemented. Under the standard, serious legislative effort without delivered policy outcome is classified as never with an effort badge.

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