Among other positions, Edwards was generally pro-choice and supported affirmative action and the death penalty. One of his first sponsored bills was the "Fragile X Research Breakthrough Act of 1999". He was also the first person to introduce comprehensive anti-spyware legislation with the "Spyware Control and Privacy Protection Act". He advocated rolling back the Bush administration's tax cuts and ending mandatory minimum sentencing for non-violent offenders. Edwards generally supported expanding legal immigration to the United States while working with Mexico to provide better border security and stop illegal trafficking.