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When he posts....
The Senate put 4 immigration bills up for a vote. They all failed.
First up was a plan by Sens. Chris Coons (D-DE) and John McCain (R-AZ).
The Coons-McCain bill would have:
- Provided a path to citizenship for 1.8 million undocumented immigrants who came to the country as children
- Offered no money for Trump’s border wall, though it did include some border security measures
It failed 52 to 47, with Democrats almost united in favor and Republicans mostly voting against it.
Third: The so-called Common Sense Caucus, a large bipartisan group led by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), released its own outline. The plan had gained the endorsement of Democratic leadership and was technically sponsored by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
The “Common Sense” plan would have:
- Provided a path to citizenship for 1.8 million undocumented immigrants who came to the country as children
- Offered $25 billion for border security
- Prevented DACA recipients from sponsoring their parents for legal status
It failed 54 to 45. Democrats almost unanimously backed the plan, along with eight Republicans. But the rest of the GOP conference and a handful of Democrats blocked the bill.
So-Called 'Common Sense' Immigration Plan Denounced as 'Mass Deportation Bill'
"Democrats, keep your eye on the ball: it is your responsibility to prevent Trump from using the crisis he manufactured to win nativist policies that will further devastate immigrant communities."
Following news on Wednesday that a bipartisan group of senators known as the "Common Sense Caucus"
reached a deal on an immigration measure that would grant President Donald Trump's demands for border wall funding and cuts to family reunification programs, immigrant rights groups denounced the proposed plan as a "
mass deportation bill" and implored Democrats to vote against it.
"Has Congress gone mad?" Kica Matos, spokesperson for the Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM), said in a
statement on Wednesday. "Senators are considering dangerous immigration provisions that would create a pathway to citizenship for some undocumented immigrant youth, while severely restricting family reunification, ramping up immigration enforcement and funding a ridiculous wall that will further harm border communities."
"This is yet another attempt to hold immigrant youth hostage in exchange for a brutal, racist agenda," Matos added. "Let's be clear: this is a declaration of war on immigrant families and our communities."
So-Called 'Common Sense' Immigration Plan Denounced as 'Mass Deportation Bill'
Why did Democrats vote for such a racist Bill?