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Democrats Dealt a Blow on Immigration Plans

“The Senate parliamentarian dealt a major setback Sunday to Democrats’ plan to use their $3.5 trillion social policy bill to create a path to citizenship for an estimated 8 million undocumented immigrants,” the New York Times reports. Washington Post: “Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, a nonpartisan arbiter of the Senate’s rules who decides technical matters such as whether a mass legalization can be included in the federal budget, knocked down the plan after meeting Democratic and Republican lawmakers.” “Her decision is a blow to Democrats’ plans to create a path to legal residency for as many as 8 million of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States, including many who have lived here for years.

 

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