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news.yahoo.comDems trying to include help for immigrants in Biden plan
Senate Democrats were preparing to try letting millions of immigrants stay temporarily in the U.S. as part of the party's massive economic plan, people involved in the effort said Thursday, as the White House released an outline of President Joe Biden's trophy domestic legislation. While that effort's odds of succeeding were unclear, supporters were celebrating Biden's inclusion of $100 billion for immigration programs in his pared-down framework. Helping immigrants has long been a major goal for progressive Democrats.
news.yahoo.comHouse passes immigration bills for farm workers, 'Dreamers'
They then voted 247-174 for a second measure creating similar protections for 1 million farm workers who have worked in the U.S. illegally. While “Dreamers” win wide public support and migrant farm workers are a backbone of the agriculture industry, both House bills face gloomy prospects in the evenly split Senate. Nine House Republicans joined all Democrats in voting for the “Dreamers” measure, but 30 GOP lawmakers backed the farm workers bill, giving it a more bipartisan hue. We don't know what their intentions are,” Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., said of immigrant farm workers who might seek legal status. AdMaine Rep. Jared Golden's vote against the farm workers measure made him the only Democrat to oppose either bill.
Watch Live: House Dems hold press conference on immigration bills ahead of today’s vote
The press conference will be held at 9:30 a.m. and you can watch a livestream in the video player above. A second measure would do the same for around 1 million immigrant farm workers. Though neither House bill would affect those trying to cross the boundary, top Republicans were urging rank-and-file lawmakers to oppose both measures. 2 House GOP leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana sent his colleagues said of the “Dreamers” measure. Nearly half the nation’s 2.4 million farm workers were in the U.S. illegally, according to Labor Department data from 2016.
House OKs Dems' immigration bills for Dreamers, farm workers
They then voted 247-174 for a second measure creating similar protections for 1 million farm workers who have worked in the U.S. illegally. While Dreamers win wide public support and migrant farm workers are a backbone of the agriculture industry, both House bills face gloomy prospects in the evenly split Senate. Nine House Republicans joined all Democrats in voting for the Dreamers measure but 30 GOP lawmakers backed the farm workers bill, giving it a more bipartisan hue. AdMaine Rep. Jared Golden's vote against the farm workers measure made him the only Democrat to oppose either bill. The other bill would let immigrant farm workers who've worked in the country illegally over the past two years get certified agriculture worker status.