diversity visa lottery house democrats have also suggested opposition to a new measure that will also limit legal immigration but rejecting these proposals does not amount to opposing any enforcement of immigration laws or allowing anyone including criminals and gang members to enter the country without restrictions democrats also consistently supported border security measures before mr trump took office in 2013 every single democrat in the senate voted for the socalled gang of eight immigration overhaul bill that would have provided about 40 billion for border enforcement including deploying thousands more agents and building 700 miles of fencing the house never voted on the bill and in 2006 26 senate democrats voted to build 700 miles of walls and fences on the southwestern border mr schumer was among the democrats who supported that proposal a fact that even mr trump has repeatedly acknowledged as recently as last weeksource congressgov housegov senategov congressional research service the new york times offices of senator chuck schumer and representative nancy pelosi