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Representative Ron Estes received an award this month from NumbersUSA — the nation’s largest nonpartisan immigration reform organization — for his strong voting record on immigration.

Rep. Estes holds an A+ rating from NumbersUSA for his work to secure the border and reduce immigration numbers.

“Rep. Estes has been fighting hard on behalf of his constituents and all American workers,” said Mike Hough, NumbersUSA’s Director of Government Relations. “NumbersUSA is proud to recognize those efforts by awarding him the ‘True Reformer’ award.”

NumbersUSA supports a balanced immigration system that welcomes the spouses and minor children of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents, is responsive to acute refugee crises, attracts those with extraordinary ability and talents, addresses temporary labor shortages, protects the most vulnerable, and is enforced. NumbersUSA is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that believes better immigration policy is possible. Focused exclusively on immigration reform, NumbersUSA is America’s largest single-issue advocacy group with over 8 million grassroots members and supporters spread across every congressional district. Founded solely by Roy Beck in 1996 to promote civil debate on the immigration recommendations of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform — chaired by civil rights icon Barbara Jordan — NumbersUSA continues to advocate for sensible immigration policies that ensure Americans’ safety, promote economic fairness, while conserving the environment and quality of life.