A path to citizenship may be extended to over 2 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Tuesday night. The fate of H.R. 6 now lies in the hands of the Republican-led Senate.
The legal status of DACA recipients, immigrants who were brought to the country as children, has been in limbo after . The measure would pave a path to citizenship for “dreamers� as well as immigrants with (TPS) and (DED) holders.
“This was a bipartisan victory,� said Congressman (D-TX), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. “Our Democratic Caucus stood unanimous and was joined by seven Republicans who know the value of Dreamers, TPS and DED recipients.�
Congressman (R-TX) is among the seven Republicans who joined all 230 Democrats present in backing the bill.
Similar bills were introduced in Congress over the years but never passed, despite bipartisan support. H.R. 6 soared through the House with a final vote of 237-187, but will face an uphill battle in its next phase. The Senate is unlikely to take up the bill, and the White House also issued a against it.
Democrats are also proposing the bill at a time when President Trump and Republican leaders are more focused on the influx of Central American migrants arriving that the U.S.-Mexico border and the strain the humanitarian crisis is imposing on U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other government agencies.
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