Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told Fox News on Monday that the emerging Democratic push to add amnesty to the multi-trillion “infrastructure package” is a reckless “power grab” and may very well be the single dumbest idea in the history of the White House and Senate while there is a border crisis.
is an effort by Democrats to sneak amnesty for millions in a bill that is ostensibly intended to fix potholes. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, tweeted last week,"Democrats are trying to sneak mass amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants through Congress under the cover of their budget scheme. They hope you won’t notice."top Senate Democrats have made it clear that they want immigration reform as part of the budget plan because they consider immigration part of the infrastructure.
Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, was quoted in the report, saying,"Citizenship is essential infrastructure for immigrant families. For many, it’s a gateway to a driver’s license, to health care, to higher education." The report said that he hopes the spending bill will provide citizenship to Dreamers, essential workers and other undocumented individuals.
Last week, the White House said it would back efforts to include a pathway to U.S. citizenship in the reconciliation bill, but called on lawmakers to determine just how far the provision should reach, ReutersJen Psaki, the White House press secretary, told reporters on Monday that the White House will"let Senate leaders put out the specifics in the reconciliation bill.
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