The fate of a pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants is in the hands of a key Senate staffer.
The fate of a pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants is in the hands of a key Senate staffer who is expected to decide in the coming weeks whether the policy can be included in the Democrats’ upcoming $3.5-trillion social spending package.
But because Democrats plan to pass their package by using a special reconciliation process, the immigration policy can be included only if it conforms to a special set of Senate rules and can be shown to be directly related to the federal budget. Democrats are using the reconciliation process because it enables them to circumvent a GOP filibuster.The Senate’s parliamentarian, an unelected staffer appointed to the nonpartisan position, is tasked with making that call.
Garcia said earlier this year that he wouldn’t support a reconciliation bill without a pathway to citizenship. Sen. Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, who counts votes for Senate Democrats, would say last month only that he’s talked to “most” Democrats about supporting the provision. The liberal Center for American Progress estimates citizenship would be a boon to the economy, adding about $1.5 trillion to the nation’s gross domestic product over a decade. The group says the path to citizenship would also result in higher wages for all Americans and the creation of 400,000 new jobs.
Based on the parliamentarian’s indications Friday, “they’re going to be really trying to figure out if there’s objections, what are the objections and how to work around them,” said Frank Sharry, executive director of the advocacy group America’s Voice.
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