Under the new policy, undocumented immigrants would receive permission to apply for work and travel permits for five years.
could not put immigration measures into the bill that would be passed through the reconciliation process. But with pressure over the Biden administration's handling of the border mounting, many Democrats feel reforms are needed.
"We have to have something for our immigrants," said Representative Judy Chu, a California Democrat and a member of the Progressive Caucus, according to the AP. President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi have worked to bring forth a version of the bill for weeks. Here, Biden walks with Pelosi as he arrives to meet with House Democrats at the U.S. Capitol on October 1 in Washington, D.C.Because the new proposals build off existing immigration programs, Democrats hope the Senate parliamentarian will approve of the new measures in the coming days.
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