The House passed legislation Tuesday to provide a path to citizenship for Dreamers brought to the United States as children
In addition, the bill would offer legal status to more than 400,000 people covered by Temporary Protected Status, a humanitarian program that allows people to remain in the U.S. and work legally if their home countries suffer a natural disaster, armed conflict, or other extraordinary event. The measure also would legalize roughly 1,400 Liberian nationals covered by Deferred Enforced Departure, another humanitarian initiative.
OMB said the bill “would only exacerbate illegal immigration and the exploitation of our immigration laws by incentivizing more illegal behavior.” It also cited concerns that the measure would increase budget deficits by more than $30 billion in public benefits that would become available to newly legalized immigrants.
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