US Democrats’ bid to reform immigration laws blocked in Senate
3 years, 3 months ago

US Democrats’ bid to reform immigration laws blocked in Senate

Al Jazeera  

Setback for reform advocates comes as the US is facing a new migrant crisis at the southern border with Mexico. The Senate parliamentarian, an unelected official who rules on key procedural matters, said on September 19 that a Democratic plan to attach the immigration proposal to a $3.5 trillion spending bill was not allowed under Senate rules, lawmakers said. “We are deeply disappointed in this decision but the fight to provide lawful status for immigrants in budget reconciliation continues,” Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said, “Democrats will not be able to stuff their most radical amnesty proposals into the reckless taxing and spending spree they are assembling behind closed doors.” Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough’s ruled that if the reform were allowed to proceed in the budget bill – which Democrats can pass with only 51 votes – a future Senate could rescind anyone’s immigration status on the basis of a simple majority vote. “It is not appropriate for inclusion in reconciliation.” As the Senate’s parliamentarian, MacDonough advises lawmakers about what is acceptable under the chamber’s rules and precedents, sometimes with lasting consequences.

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Democrats grapple with the right way to talk about Biden’s immigration policies
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Democrats grapple with the right way to talk about Biden’s immigration policies

CNN  

Phoenix CNN — Laura Grant has been keeping tabs on what Congress has done – or not done – to overhaul US immigration and border policy. “Trump killed it – not once, but twice,” Biden campaign spokeswoman Fabiola Rodriguez said in a statement to CNN after Thursday’s vote. A recent memo from House Democrats’ campaign arm said candidates would go …

Republicans sink fresh bid to beef up U.S. border security
7 months ago

Republicans sink fresh bid to beef up U.S. border security

Raw Story  

The U.S. Senate on Thursday rejected sweeping immigration reforms for the second time this year as Republicans again blocked what would have been the toughest border security package in decades, dismissing it as a Democratic "gimmick." Biden said in a statement Republicans had put partisan politics ahead of the country to reject "the toughest border enforcement in history," while Homeland …

Republicans Unite To Block Border Bill Again As Election Year Fight Heats Up
7 months ago

Republicans Unite To Block Border Bill Again As Election Year Fight Heats Up

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Senate rejected for a second time a border security package Republicans helped draft in February before turning around and killing it at the demand of former President Donald Trump, their presumptive 2024 nominee, who didn’t want to give President Joe Biden an election-year win. “This bill today is a prop, it’s a pure messaging …

Border bill fails Senate test vote as Democrats seek to underscore Republican resistance
7 months ago

Border bill fails Senate test vote as Democrats seek to underscore Republican resistance

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans again blocked a bill meant to clamp down on the number of migrants allowed to claim asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sought Thursday to underscore GOP resistance to the proposal. The Democratic leader said it would “show the public who’s on what side and in June we’re going to spend …

Schumer announces Senate to vote this week on previously blocked bipartisan border bill
7 months ago

Schumer announces Senate to vote this week on previously blocked bipartisan border bill

CNN  

CNN — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, attempting to put political pressure on Republicans, announced Sunday that the chamber will vote this week on a long-negotiated bipartisan border bill that Republicans blocked earlier this year. The initial package, which included tough border provisions and foreign aid to US allies, was blocked in February by the Senate amid a torrent of …

Democrats embrace tougher border enforcement, seeing Trump’s demolition of deal as a ‘gift’
10 months, 1 week ago

Democrats embrace tougher border enforcement, seeing Trump’s demolition of deal as a ‘gift’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate’s border proposal was one of the toughest bipartisan bills to emerge on the issue in decades. Schumer said the race in his home state of New York “says something very significant — that border is no longer the province of Republicans.” That calculation is already having far-reaching effects, transforming the way President Joe Biden and Democrats …

What voters are saying about Congress' latest failure to address immigration reform
10 months, 2 weeks ago

What voters are saying about Congress' latest failure to address immigration reform

NPR  

What voters are saying about Congress' latest failure to address immigration reform Lawmakers in Congress this week failed to pass a measure on border security. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben checked in with voters about that and found that they're unhappy, to say the least. DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN, BYLINE: I asked Steve Shoemaker what he thinks of how Congress handled or didn't handle …

Republican senators join Democrats to advance $95 BILLION Ukraine and Israel aid bill WITHOUT border provisions amid backstabbing and turmoil among GOP ranks
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Republican senators join Democrats to advance $95 BILLION Ukraine and Israel aid bill WITHOUT border provisions amid backstabbing and turmoil among GOP ranks

Daily Mail  

The Senate advanced a massive foreign aid bill to Ukraine and Israel without border security measures after Republican turmoil ultimately tanked a bipartisan deal earlier this week. But Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the Senate would still send money to critical allies of the U.S. through an updated $95 billion supplemental bill without the border provisions. Senate Majority Leader Chuck …

Senate GOP blocks border bill, Democrats shift focus to Israel and Ukraine aid
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Senate GOP blocks border bill, Democrats shift focus to Israel and Ukraine aid

NPR  

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Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, scuttling deal they had demanded from Democrats
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, scuttling deal they had demanded from Democrats

LA Times  

Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan border package Wednesday, scuttling months of negotiations with Democrats on legislation intended to cut back record numbers of illegal border crossings. Forcing the showdown with Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said earlier that he would try to salvage the wartime funding, and would next push ahead on a crucial test vote for tens …

Democrats a Bit Stumped by Republican Denunciation of Republican Border Security Bill
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Democrats a Bit Stumped by Republican Denunciation of Republican Border Security Bill

Slate  

“The sun may be shining outside, but today is a gloomy day here in the United States Senate,” the chamber’s majority leader, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, said from the floor on Tuesday. Schumer was, in the immediate sense, referring to the status of the so-called national security supplementary package that members of both parties had written together—a bill that …

What is US Senate Border Security Bill? Donald Trump warns ‘this is a death wish’ for GOP
10 months, 2 weeks ago

What is US Senate Border Security Bill? Donald Trump warns ‘this is a death wish’ for GOP

Hindustan Times  

A $118 billion bill introduced by the Democrats in the US Senate would strengthen border security and provide Israel and Ukraine assistance amidst the ongoing wars. Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump He added that the bill would be “dead on arrival” if it ever did make it to the floor of the House. Taking to X, …

Republicans line up to sink Senate border bill negotiated by one of their own
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Republicans line up to sink Senate border bill negotiated by one of their own

CNN  

Republican opposition continued to grow Tuesday against a $118 billion bipartisan border deal and foreign aid package ahead of a key vote in the Senate. Trump, who is hoping to make immigration a key plank of his presidential campaign, has suggested on Truth Social that approving additional resources for the border would make Republicans “look bad.” Offering a blunt assessment …

'Death Wish for The Republican Party': Trump rants against border deal
10 months, 2 weeks ago

'Death Wish for The Republican Party': Trump rants against border deal

Raw Story  

Donald Trump made it abundantly clear that he opposed the Senate's bipartisan border bill that Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer remains optimistic will pass. Speaker Mike Johnson said the bill would be "dead on arrival" if it reaches the House, and Trump ratcheted up the pressure on Republican lawmakers to stop the bill from passing in a Monday morning post …

Fresh U.S. Senate border-Ukraine bill faces Republican buzzsaw
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Fresh U.S. Senate border-Ukraine bill faces Republican buzzsaw

Raw Story  

U.S. senators on Sunday released the text of a much-anticipated deal that would unlock billions in new aid for Ukraine and Israel while tightening US border laws, but the top House Republican quickly vowed to shoot it down. Most significantly, it would give President Joe Biden the power to reject asylum seekers if illegal border crossings reached over 5,000 per …

California Sen. Padilla splits with Biden on proposed immigration, foreign aid package
10 months, 2 weeks ago

California Sen. Padilla splits with Biden on proposed immigration, foreign aid package

LA Times  

Sen. Alex Padilla, shown during a committee meeting last year, says border state Democrats weren’t part of negotiating the immigration bill, which he says makes extreme changes to the asylum process. California Sen. Alex Padilla said the bipartisan $118-billion border and foreign aid bill supported by President Biden “misses the mark,” putting the Democratic senator in the unusual position of …

Senators reach a deal on border policy bill. Now it faces an uphill fight to passage
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Senators reach a deal on border policy bill. Now it faces an uphill fight to passage

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate negotiators on Friday reached a deal on a proposal to overhaul the asylum system at the U.S. border with Mexico, clearing the way for Democratic and Republican Senate leaders to begin the difficult task of convincing Congress to pass a national security package that will include tens of billions of dollars for Ukraine and immigration enforcement, as …

Senators reach a deal on border policy bill. Now it faces an uphill fight to passage
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Senators reach a deal on border policy bill. Now it faces an uphill fight to passage

LA Times  

Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, the Democrats’ chief negotiator on the border security talks, speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 25. Senate negotiators on Friday reached a deal on a proposal to overhaul the asylum system at the U.S. border with Mexico, clearing the way for Democratic and Republican Senate leaders to begin the difficult task of …

The Senate is headed for a crucial test vote on new border policies and Ukraine aid
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The Senate is headed for a crucial test vote on new border policies and Ukraine aid

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate will hold a crucial test vote next week on legislation that would pair new policies at the southern border with wartime aid for Ukraine and other American allies, leaders pressing ahead despite heavy skepticism from Republicans and some Democrats. The Senate deal could be President Joe Biden’s best chance to enact policies to address a southern …

border immigration deal: The biggest political stories of the week.
11 months ago

border immigration deal: The biggest political stories of the week.

Slate  

With government funding punted another six weeks, Congress finally has some space to move on what will be the most crucial thing it does, or fails to do, this year: a bipartisan deal that would prevent Russia from extinguishing Ukraine in exchange for tighter immigration and border security policy. We still have not seen the proposal that’s in the works, …

Election-year politics threaten Senate border deal as Trump and his allies rally opposition
11 months ago

Election-year politics threaten Senate border deal as Trump and his allies rally opposition

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A politically treacherous dynamic is taking hold as negotiators in Congress work to strike a bipartisan deal on the border and immigration, with vocal opposition from the hard right and former President Donald Trump threatening to topple the carefully negotiated compromise. It’s a familiar political dynamic, one that has repeatedly thwarted attempts to reform U.S. immigration law, including …

‘Staggering refusal to govern’: Mike Johnson sparks fury for tying border fix to Trump win
11 months, 1 week ago

‘Staggering refusal to govern’: Mike Johnson sparks fury for tying border fix to Trump win

Raw Story  

Speaker Mike Johnson is under fire once again after saying House Republicans "can't" support a solution addressing the border until either Donald Trump or another Republican is elected to the White House. House Republican Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Sherman added, "says senate bill is DOA in house," meaning "dead on arrival." But Sherman also added news that spurred outrage: "Johnson …

Biden’s push for Ukraine aid stalls in Senate as negotiations over border restrictions drag on
1 year ago

Biden’s push for Ukraine aid stalls in Senate as negotiations over border restrictions drag on

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s push to have Congress replenish wartime aid for Ukraine as part of a deal on border and immigration policy changes will almost certainly drag into next year. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the negotiations were “among the most difficult things we’ve done in recent memory.” “Everyone knows that something should be done to fix …

Republicans have set a border trap. Biden can't afford to fall for it
1 year ago

Republicans have set a border trap. Biden can't afford to fall for it

Salon  

An overwhelming majority of Americans of all political stripes want Congress to fix immigration, and yet, Congress has failed to do so for decades. McCain described the far right’s prescription to round up all the “illegals” and deport them as pure “bullsh—t.” We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support Salon's progressive journalism “There are politicians today …

House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends; Biden promises veto
1 year, 7 months ago

House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends; Biden promises veto

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans passed a sweeping bill Thursday to build more U.S.-Mexico border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers, creating a hard-line counter to President Joe Biden’s policies just as migrants are amassing along the border with the end of coronavirus pandemic restrictions. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy called the package “the strongest border security bill this country …

Immigration reformers’ hopes dashed as Senate fails to act
2 years ago

Immigration reformers’ hopes dashed as Senate fails to act

LA Times  

Congressional leaders who wanted to strike a deal on immigration reform before the end of the year saw their hopes dashed Thursday. Their legislation would have bolstered border security funding and expanded the use of detention facilities in exchange for a pathway to citizenship for roughly 2 million immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. “It feels really dehumanizing.” Another …

US Senate approves bill to fight climate change, cut drug costs in win for Joe Biden
2 years, 4 months ago

US Senate approves bill to fight climate change, cut drug costs in win for Joe Biden

India Today  

The US Senate on Sunday passed a sweeping $430 billion bill intended to fight climate change, lower drug prices and raise some corporate taxes, a major victory for President Joe Biden that Democrats hope will aid their chances of keeping control of Congress in this year's elections. "The Senate is making history," an elated Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said, …

US Senate sinks Biden push for major voting rights reforms
2 years, 11 months ago

US Senate sinks Biden push for major voting rights reforms

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: US senators dealt a death blow Wednesday to President Joe Biden's push to defend voting rights against what Democrats frame as an all-out assault by conservative states targeting racial minorities. Faced with a blockade from Republicans complaining of federal overreach, the ruling Democrats were unable to push through the Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement …

Democrats plan a procedural maneuver to open Senate debate on voting rights bills
2 years, 11 months ago

Democrats plan a procedural maneuver to open Senate debate on voting rights bills

NPR  

Democrats plan a procedural maneuver to open Senate debate on voting rights bills Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images Past attempts to advance voting rights legislation to the floor of the Senate have failed, but Senate Democrats believe they have found a way past a procedural hurdle to at least start debate on voting rights …

Senate parliamentarian deals Democrats blow on immigration
3 years ago

Senate parliamentarian deals Democrats blow on immigration

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democrats must drop an effort to let millions of immigrants remain temporarily in the U.S. from their expansive social and environment bill, the Senate parliamentarian decided Thursday, dealing the latest blow to a longtime priority of the party, migrant advocates and progressives. MacDonough’s opinion was no surprise — it was the third time since September that she said …

Will the US Senate support Biden’s Build Back Better plan?
3 years, 1 month ago

Will the US Senate support Biden’s Build Back Better plan?

Al Jazeera  

Republicans are not expected to vote for Biden’s signature legislation; to pass it will need full support from the Democrats. “We will act as quickly as possible to get this bill to President Biden’s desk and deliver help for middle-class families,” the Senate leader said. The bill passed the House by a vote of 220-213 after the Congressional Budget Office …

What’s in Biden’s $1.75 trillion ‘Build Back Better’ package?
3 years, 1 month ago

What’s in Biden’s $1.75 trillion ‘Build Back Better’ package?

Al Jazeera  

US House of Representatives passes Biden package that’s a cornerstone of his agenda to rebuild America. The Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives on Friday passed President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion social policy and climate package, sending it back to the Senate where it is likely to be modified further. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said the restrictions the legislation places …

Dems trying to include help for immigrants in Biden plan
3 years, 1 month ago

Dems trying to include help for immigrants in Biden plan

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats were preparing to try letting millions of immigrants stay temporarily in the U.S. as part of the party’s massive economic plan, people involved in the effort said Thursday, as the White House released an outline of President Joe Biden’s trophy domestic legislation. They said the provision would help around 7 million migrants remain temporarily in the …

Dems consider new immigration plan for domestic policy bill
3 years, 2 months ago

Dems consider new immigration plan for domestic policy bill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats may propose that the government exercise its existing parole power to let migrants stay temporarily in the United States, aides and advocates said Wednesday, in the party’s latest attempt to use its expansive domestic policy bill to help millions of immigrants. Last month, the Senate’s nonpartisan parliamentarian said two earlier, more sweeping Democratic immigration proposals could …

U.S. Democrats’ bid to bring immigration reforms blocked in Senate
3 years, 3 months ago

U.S. Democrats’ bid to bring immigration reforms blocked in Senate

The Hindu  

In a major setback for the ruling Democrats, the U.S. Senate Parliamentarian has ruled that immigration reforms proposed by them to grant legal status to millions of undocumented immigrants cannot be attached to a $3.5 trillion social and environmental bill. “I am deeply disappointed by the Senate Parliamentarian’s ruling to block immigration reform in the budget reconciliation process,” said Congresswoman …

Senate parliamentarian won’t allow citizenship pathway for immigrants in Democrats’ spending bill
3 years, 3 months ago

Senate parliamentarian won’t allow citizenship pathway for immigrants in Democrats’ spending bill

LA Times  

After years of unsuccessful efforts, advocates of immigration reform see Democrats’ “Build Back Better” bill as their best chance of enacting a pathway to citizenship for people who are in the country illegally. A key Senate advisor on Sunday said existing rules will not allow Democrats to include a pathway to citizenship for up to 8 million immigrants as part …

Joe Manchin upends Democrats’ push to enact Biden’s agenda this month, calling for ‘pause’ on $3.5 trillion bill
3 years, 3 months ago

Joe Manchin upends Democrats’ push to enact Biden’s agenda this month, calling for ‘pause’ on $3.5 trillion bill

CNN  

CNN — Sen. Joe Manchin, the most pivotal Democratic swing vote in the Senate, threw a major wrench in his party’s carefully crafted plans to pass a massive $3.5 trillion bill by month’s end, demanding they take a “strategic pause” before considering a sweeping bill to implement much of President Joe Biden’s agenda. Manchin, who has long been skeptical of …

Here Are The Big Policies In Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Budget Reconciliation Plans
3 years, 4 months ago

Here Are The Big Policies In Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Budget Reconciliation Plans

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Nothing less than Joe Biden’s legacy as president of the United States is riding on the success of the budget reconciliation plans Democrats unveiled Monday. “This new monthly child benefit is Social Security for our children, and represents a fundamental reordering in the commitments this country makes to its children and their families.” Paid Leave Democratic lawmakers …

US Senate vote advances Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill
3 years, 4 months ago

US Senate vote advances Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill

Al Jazeera  

In a rare stroke of bipartisanship, Republicans joined Democrats to overcome the 60-vote threshold needed to advance the measure towards final votes. The United States Senate has moved closer to passing a $1 trillion infrastructure package after lawmakers from both parties came together and voted to clear a key procedural hurdle, but the action soon stalled out as opponents tried …

Graham slams Democrats for trying to sneak amnesty into reconciliation package
3 years, 5 months ago

Graham slams Democrats for trying to sneak amnesty into reconciliation package

Daily Mail  

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham slammed Democrats Monday night for plotting to tuck in a provision to the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill that would give undocumented immigrants a pathway to citizenship. Sen. Lindsey Graham slammed Democrats for plotting to tuck a pathway to citizenship provision into the planned $3.5 trillion budget bill that will be passed using reconciliation Border Patrol officers …

Democrats eye immigration action in budget, but outlook hazy
3 years, 5 months ago

Democrats eye immigration action in budget, but outlook hazy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats and immigration advocates are staring at their best chance in years to overcome Republican opposition and give millions of people in the U.S. without legal authorization a way to become citizens. Sanders said in a brief interview late Monday that his budget will include the immigration language “if I have anything to say about it.” Because …

In Senate vote, Biden sees ‘step forward’ for elections bill
3 years, 6 months ago

In Senate vote, Biden sees ‘step forward’ for elections bill

The Hindu  

The White House said on June 21 it views the Senate’s work on an elections bill overhaul and changes being offered by Sen. Joe Manchin as a “step forward,” even though the Democrats’ priority legislation is expected to be blocked by a Republican filibuster. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the revisions proposed by Mr. Manchin are a compromise, …

Senate filibuster’s racist past fuels arguments for its end
3 years, 8 months ago

Senate filibuster’s racist past fuels arguments for its end

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Once obscure, the Senate filibuster is coming under fresh scrutiny not only because of the enormous power it gives a single senator to halt President Joe Biden’s agenda, but as a tool historically used for racism. In a letter Friday, nearly 150 groups called on the Senate to eliminate the filibuster, saying the matter takes on fresh urgency …

Ruling By Senate Parliamentarian Opens Up Potential Pathway For Democrats
3 years, 8 months ago

Ruling By Senate Parliamentarian Opens Up Potential Pathway For Democrats

NPR  

Ruling By Senate Parliamentarian Opens Up Potential Pathway For Democrats Enlarge this image toggle caption Jonathan Ernst/Pool/Getty Images Jonathan Ernst/Pool/Getty Images A new decision from the U.S. Senate's nonpartisan parliamentarian means Democrats could advance more of President Biden's agenda without the support of Republicans. The official's interpretation of Senate budget rules would allow the use of the reconciliation process more …

Leading Senate Dem says outlook bleak on immigration bills
3 years, 9 months ago

Leading Senate Dem says outlook bleak on immigration bills

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A leader of Senate Democrats’ drive to help millions of immigrants become citizens cast severe doubt on its prospects Monday, as one of President Joe Biden’s early priorities seemed in danger of running aground in a Congress his own party controls. “I don’t see a means of reaching that,” Durbin, a veteran of past efforts to strike an …

Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID aid bill stalls in US Senate
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID aid bill stalls in US Senate

Al Jazeera  

US Senate Democrats’ effort to advance President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid bill stalled on Friday as senators jousted over how long to extend enhanced unemployment benefits and how much to offer during the pandemic. After the Senate defeated a last-ditch attempt by some of Biden’s fellow Democrats to raise the federal minimum wage, work on his first major …

Joe Biden's immigration agenda takes shape as lawmakers unveil Bill
3 years, 10 months ago

Joe Biden's immigration agenda takes shape as lawmakers unveil Bill

Hindustan Times  

President Joe Biden’s proposed immigration overhaul will be introduced in Congress on Thursday, kicking off what will likely be one of his most difficult legislative challenges. U.S. President Joe Biden hosts a meeting with labor leaders to discuss coronavirus response legislation and the president's infrastructure plan in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 17, 2021. …

Biden, Dems unveil sweeping immigration reform legislation
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden, Dems unveil sweeping immigration reform legislation

Al Jazeera  

The major overhaul would create an eight-year pathway to citizenship for an estimated 11 million undocumented people. US President Joe Biden’s administration is joining Democrats on Capitol Hill on a major immigration overhaul that would offer an eight-year pathway to citizenship to the estimated 11 million people living in the United States without legal status. Open to piecemeal approach A …

Why Biden’s immigration plan may be risky for Democrats
3 years, 11 months ago

Why Biden’s immigration plan may be risky for Democrats

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is confronting the political risk that comes with grand ambition. But it must compete with Biden’s other marquee legislative goals, including a $1.9 trillion plan to combat the coronavirus, an infrastructure package that promotes green energy initiatives and a “public option” to expand health insurance. Booming Hispanic populations reflected in new U.S. census figures may …

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