House Democrats Ready Immigration Bills for Consideration

NPR reports that House Democrats are readying two immigration bills for consideration.

The first, the American Dream and Promise Act, would establish a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children/   It would also include a pathway to citizenship for people granted temporary protected status (TPS), along with those who were recipients of deferred action

The House will also consider the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which would create a system in which a worker in the agricultural industry could earn temporary status with an eventual option to become a permanent resident. It also would amend the existing H-2A temporary agricultural worker visa program.

Both bills have strong support from Democrats and passed the House in 2019.

It is unclear how they would fare in the Senate.

The bills represent a more targeted approach at passing immigration legislation than Biden’s comprehensive immigration proposal — the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021.

KJ

UPDATE (March 16):  Later developments on House Democrats’ efforts to push immigration bills can be found here.