'A merit-based approach makes sense, and most of our members agree with that. But ... it's gonna be a very heavy lift,' the Senate Majority whip said.
President Donald Trump praised his son-in-law and senior White House adviser Jared Kushner's immigration plan as"common sense" in a briefing with Cabinet officials on Tuesday, but an afternoon meeting with a half-dozen Republican leaders was abruptly postponed and many lawmakers see no future for it.
Kushner gave Cabinet members a preview of his 620-page plan, drafted with the help of about two dozen GOP senators' offices, that is projected to bring $580 billion in revenue over a decade, a Trump administration official told. The details were not disclosed, but White House aides had described a point and ranking system based on immigrants' English-speaking proficiency, education and skills.
Jared Kushner, senior adviser to his father-in-law President Donald Trump, makes a presentation about immigration during a cabinet meeting at the White House July 16, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Trump and members of his administration addressed a wide variety of subjects, including Iran, opportunity zones, drug prices, HIV/AIDS, immigration and other subjects for more than an hour.
"I think a merit-based approach makes sense, and most of our members agree with that," Thune said."But, again, to get an immigration bill, to get 60 [votes] in the Senate and the Democrat House to vote for it, it's gonna be a very heavy lift.""There would have to be a lot of work that would get done, and I don't sense that they're anywhere close to having done that work with Republicans," Thune said,"Let alone with Democrats.
About 10 Senate Republicans have reportedly agreed to co-sponsor the bill, one of them possibly being Kushner's ally Senator Mike Lee. It is unclear if or when the White House may reschedule the meeting with congressional Republicans.
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