Biden's immigration bill lands on the Hill facing bleak odds
The bill would create an expedited pathway for so-called Dreamers and other select undocumented immigrants, among other things.
By LAURA BARRÓN-LÓPEZ, HEATHER CAYGLE and ANITA KUMAR
02/18/2021 12:07 PM EST
Congressional Democrats unveiled President Joe Biden’s expansive immigration reform bill Thursday, which would provide an eight-year pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants, but already faces dim prospects for becoming law with such narrow Democratic majorities in both chambers.
The bill, introduced by Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), would create an expedited pathway for so-called Dreamers and other select undocumented immigrants. It also would increase the number of available diversity visas, and directs more funding to immigration courts and technology.
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