Senators unveil bipartisan bill to protect Dreamers amid uncertainty over DACAby Samantha-Jo Roth, Congressional Reporter |
February 10, 2023 02:47 PM
A bipartisan pair of senators is reintroducing the DREAM Act on Friday, days after President Joe Biden called for lawmakers to find common ground on immigration reform during his State of the Union address.
Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), the two highest-ranking members on the Judiciary Committee, are re-upping legislation that would give young undocumented immigrants a pathway to legal residency. The two senators have introduced the bill for many years without success.
The legislation would allow those who were brought to the United States as children to earn residency and then would eventually allow them to become citizens. ...
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