Senate Parliamentarian Rejects Latest Immigration Proposal in Reconciliation Bill

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On Thursday, the Senate parliamentarian rejected the latest proposal to include immigration reform in the Build Back Better Act. While left-leaning articles highlight that MacDonough said a plan to allow 6.5 million immigrants living in the U.S. without legal status to apply for work permits and protections from deportation could not be passed through the budget reconciliation process, right-leaning articles highlight that MacDonough’s ruling is Democrats’ latest setback in their bid to overhaul the nation’s immigration system via the reconciliation bill.

A left-leaning article by CBS News highlights that MacDonough said a plan to allow 6.5 million immigrants living in the U.S. without legal status to apply for work permits and protections from deportation could not be passed through the budget reconciliation process. The rejected proposal would not have placed the estimated 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. without authorization on a pathway to permanent status and citizenship.

USA Today published a centrist article reporting that Senator Dick Durbin, D-Ill., a key member pushing for immigration to be included, confirmed to reporters on Capitol Hill that the parliamentarian rejected this "Plan C" proposal. The Build Back Better legislation is a wide-ranging package of Democratic social spending priorities.

A right-leaning article by Daily Caller highlights that MacDonough’s ruling is Democrats’ latest setback in their bid to overhaul the nation’s immigration system via the reconciliation bill. She rejected two bids earlier this year to include a pathway to citizenship in the package.

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