Secure Idaho

The leaked Gov. Little event footage says the quiet part out loud. “They’re basically here permanently but they’re not citizens.” That line from the leaked Gov. Little event footage explains why Idaho keeps getting blocked on immigration enforcement. Big Ag does not just want seasonal labor. They want a year-round foreign labor pipeline. Idaho voters want E-Verify, enforcement, and no sanctuary policies.

Interesting analysis by @TimOren54 comparing Big Ag campaign contributions with votes on immigration enforcement in Idaho. The geographic patterns are hard to ignore. The first image shows BigAg donations by legislative district. The second image shows total ‘aye’ votes in the House for immigration enforcement. A pattern worth a look going into the primary.

@IdahoFreeman88 A handful of Senators only had one vote. That’s not enough to fairly score a record. But the real issue is why that happened: most serious immigration bills were not allowed to reach a vote, so accountability was limited by design.

@secureIDelect Putting something out with Legislators still unscored TBD is not very professional.

The 2026 Idaho Legislative Scorecard is final. This scorecard doesn’t measure what legislators say. It measures what they do. Every vote was tracked. Every decision counted. How scoring works: • Legislators are scored based on multiple key votes • One vote does not define a record • We measure patterns, not isolated moments Why many Senators are not scored: Most Senators were not given the opportunity to vote on key legislation this session. When there are not enough votes, there is not enough data to fairly evaluate a record. Leadership is held to a higher standard: Leaders are responsible not just for their votes but for what their chamber allows to happen. Bottom line: Idaho voters deserve transparency based on actions, not rhetoric. Full scorecard: idahoimmigrationwatch.org/scorecard

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@secureIDelect You say that “most senators were not given the opportunity to vote on key legislation” Why would that be?

For anyone who wants to dig deeper, here’s the full breakdown of Big Ag contributions: idahoimmigrationwatch.org/big-ag-cheap-l…

After publishing the scorecard, we took a closer look at the data, specifically campaign contributions from Big Ag. A pattern emerges. The typical F-rated legislator received around $11,000 in Big Ag money, while the typical A/A+ legislator received just $125, nearly 90x more. Many of the lowest-performing legislators received some of the highest levels of Big Ag support, while many of the top-performing legislators received little to none. What does that mean? We will let people draw their own conclusions. The scorecard shows how legislators voted. The funding data raises the question, why?

@secureIDelect Den Hartog scores “A” and her father, Vander Woude scores “D”. I doubt the veracity of this “scorecard”, immediately.

@007Idaho We hope this helps make it a little bit easier for voters to see the pretenders, especially on an issue where 75% of Idaho voters wanted something done.

@secureIDelect Rather discouraging when "Republicans" have worse voting records than Democrats.

@keys_julie22109 @DavidTWorley Check the link in the post. Here as well: idahoimmigrationwatch.org/scorecard

@secureIDelect @DavidTWorley Where are the rest of them?

Every meaningful illegal immigration & illegal labor bill failed this session. But they got further than ever before and that didn’t happen by accident. Next: 📊 Final legislator scorecard (Monday) 🔍 The real story behind this session Stay tuned.

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Idaho’s economy remains the strongest in the nation, and our actions this session position us to continue that record of success.🇺🇸

Idaho’s economy is strong but leadership means addressing the problems that threaten it. On illegal immigration and illegal labor, that leadership was missing this session, starting at the top.

@boss_lady567 @SpoonForIdaho We're not left with many options for 2026. But short term, we remove the legislators who blocked enforcement this election cycle, starting with Guthrie. Long term, we stay on offense. This issue isn’t going away.

@secureIDelect @SpoonForIdaho So the answer is just blow up the ICE tip line?

🚨 Update: The Senate failed to concur with the House amendments to S1247. The bill is dead. It started as a weak Big Ag E-Verify bill. The House strengthened it with 287(g). The Senate chose to kill it rather than accept real enforcement.

@Bozate1A No. But it's clarity nonetheless.

@secureIDelect Was this a surprise ?

@ShellySidd70273 We've got a lot of work ahead of us!

Idaho WILL be conservative And for Americans!

🚨 UPDATE: S1247 PASSES HOUSE WITH 287(g) Here’s the reality: S1247 started as a weak, Big Ag backed E-Verify bill. We pushed hard alongside strong House conservatives to turn it into a real E-Verify enforcement bill. Big Ag and Big Construction blocked it. So the House pivoted and added a 287(g) radiator cap instead, with key leadership from Representatives @redmanforidaho and @DaleHawkinsID . If they won’t stop illegal labor at the hiring level, we enforce the law on the ground. That’s what this does. ⚠️ It requires law enforcement to cooperate with ICE and ALLOWS OPT OUTS ONLY WITH A PUBLIC EXPLANATION. That kind of transparency is exactly what the public wants. This is real progress and proof the pressure is working.

🚨 UPDATE The House did not take up General Orders today. That means the E-Verify bill was left on the table, despite a clear path forward. With time remaining, this came down to a decision.