The bill covers only individuals who were already in the United States at the beginning of the year and would not apply to migrants who entered the country after Jan. Durbin, D-Ill. The House on Thursday also passed a second immigration bill, introduced by Reps. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif.
That measure would also reduce cumbersome paperwork for agricultural employers who use the H-2A farmworker visa program to legally hire foreign workers on a temporary or seasonal basis and would cap increases in the minimum wages that employers pay H-2A workers. Farmworkers already in the country could qualify for renewable five-year agriculture visas if they have worked at least days in agriculture. Agriculture workers who do not meet the time requirements for visas could apply for H-2A visas.
In June , the House passed a similar Dreamer bill , with unanimous support from Democrats joined by seven Republicans, while the farmworker measure passed the chamber in December with the support of 34 Republicans and most Democrats. Both measures died in the Republican-controlled Senate. Maria Praeli, government relations manager at the advocacy group FWD. Congressional Democrats hope that passing both measures now will help build momentum to advance the White House-backed comprehensive immigration bill, which would overhaul the U.
With a few exceptions, most of the Senators voting in favor of ending debate on Monday have committed their support to S. There is an effort in the Senate to try to put together a package of Democratic and Republican amendments, which may be put up for a vote today, but it would require the unanimous consent of all Senators, making it very complex. At this point, it is not clear which amendments will be included, but Senator Chambliss has filed multiple harmful amendments to the agricultural compromise in S.
We will continue tracking developments on the amendments and will keep you updated. Biden of the plans Tuesday and spoke with the president again Wednesday.
Biden told the crowd at an event touting American manufacturing. Negotiations appeared to be in danger of collapsing earlier this week after Democratic negotiators sent a "global offer" to Republicans seeking to resolve some outstanding issues. That offer was rebuffed by Republican negotiators. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, a member of the bipartisan negotiating group, said she plans to vote to advance to debate over the bipartisan infrastructure package.
The Alaska Republican told reporters after announcing the agreement that it shows bipartisanship is still possible in the nation's capital. So, it has been a long effort and there will still be a long effort going forward. Democrats cannot provide a path to citizenship for about 8 million undocumented immigrants as part of their sprawling budget bill, a Senate official ruled late Sunday. The party hoped the immigration changes would cover Dreamers brought to the U. The decision from Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough deals a setback to reform advocates who have long pushed for Congress to grant legal status to millions of undocumented immigrants who live and work in the U.
Democrats and Republicans made arguments to the parliamentarian about whether Congress could provide legal status to the immigrants through budget reconciliation legislation.
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