Two Democrats were on Face the Nation to explain their own immigration plan – and half of the lawmakers backing this plan are Republican.
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The “Uniting and Security America Act” was introduced earlier this month and has secured the support of 53 co-sponsors, evenly split between Democrats and Republicans.
Hurd said he was confident that their bill would pass the House, saying it’s the “type of bipartisan approach American public wants to see.”
“This is the only bill that would have 218 votes on the House floor. We feel very confident about that. We’ve had numbers of discussions with our colleagues. But this is the type of bipartisan approach that the American public wants to see. And it’s important that if we’re going to fix this DACA issue and add border security, this is the type of narrow focus that can get 218 votes and can get to the president’s desk,” he added.
According to the plan, “Dreamers” to apply for permanent residency – I’m not sure if that means they can apply for citizenship. Residency is different from citizenship, but I have to think that if they didn’t mention it, that means it allows for citizenship. However, it doesn’t allow parents of Dreamers to get legal status, and it calls for more border security – including personnel and technology.