Parliamentarian rules against deportation protections in Democrats' social spending and climate bill.
Deportation protection for millions of immigrants in the U.S. illegally cannot be included in the Democrats’ social spending and climate bill, a key Senate official ruled Thursday, according to sources familiar with the ruling, a likely death knell for any meaningful immigration policy in the sweeping package.
“Changing the law to clear the way to [lawful permanent resident] status is tremendous and enduring policy change that dwarfs its budgetary impact,” she wrote in a rare written explanation of her decision.was rejected days later.Nevertheless, several House Democrats and some Senate Democrats, including California Sen.
But Democrats are worried about the prospect of enacting a once-in-a-generation bill without any meaningful immigration policy. “These chances don’t happen very often,” Durbin said. Disregarding the parliamentarian’s decision would require the support of all 48 Senate Democrats and the two independents who caucus with them. Durbin, who is responsible for keeping track of Democratic votes, said his gut instinct is that the vote would be “close.”“I’m not going to vote to overrule the parliamentarian,” Manchin said on Fox News in November.
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