Research / 002October 2026
A dithered map of the 17 states in the guide beside the title Say vs. Do on H-1B.

A voter guide

The Single-Issue Voter's Guide to the Midterms: Say vs. Do on H-1B

Dr. Josh C. Simmons

Everybody on the November 3 ballot has something to say about immigration. This guide puts two numbers on every candidate in 30 House and Senate races: what they did, scored from 1,035 immigration bills filed since 2023, and what they say, scored from their own speeches, press releases, interviews and posts.

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100% means the record points to ending H-1B immediately. 0% means it points to more legal immigration.

  1. 60 candidates
  2. 30 races
  3. 17 states
  4. 1,035 bills
Five Republicans whose bill scores sit far above what they say in public.

Quieter than their record

Five Republicans signed the strongest H-1B bills in Congress, including the bill to pause H-1B and the bill to end OPT. On the trail, they talk about the border.

Four members who talk tougher on H-1B than their bills do.

Louder than their record

Beth Van Duyne says H-1B should be stopped or redone so it does not exist. Her bill raises fraud fines. The guide shows who talks tougher than they vote, in both parties.

Andy Harris: a did score of 57 and a say score of 11.

The contradiction

One incumbent cosponsored the Mass Immigration Reduction Act and thanks the president for more guest-worker visas. His gap between say and do is the widest in the guide.

What's inside

  • The board: everyone on the ballot, ranked by what they did
  • A page for every state, with every race, bill and statement
  • Who talks louder than their record, and who stays quiet
  • Every statement sourced and linked
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The first page of the board: candidates ranked by what they did, each with a did and a say score.