Group of mayors ask to include immigration in reconciliation process

A group of 84 mayors from different cities across the US, including Los Angeles, New York and Chicago, signed a letter calling on the Biden administration to include an immigration section in an economic recovery legislation, which must be passed by Congress.

Mayors urge President Biden, Vice President Harris and other Democratic leaders to use the reconciliation process to get this budgetary legislation through Congress. If the Biden administration decides to embrace the mayors’ proposal, this legislation would include a path to citizenship for Dreamers (young immigrants brought to the country as minors), TPS (Temporary Protected Status) beneficiaries and essential workers along with their immediate family members.

The reconciliation process for introducing certain legislation

To provide a little more context, it is important to explain that the term “budget reconciliation” refers to a parliamentary procedure that allows the approval of certain legislation without the need to obtain 60 votes in the Senate, which is the regular process. Instead, through reconciliation bills, the process to pass budgetary legislation is expedited and would only require 51 votes in the upper Chamber of Congress, so long as it meets certain eligibility requirements.

Therefore, the mayors propose to use the reconciliation process to include immigration in the budget package. In their letter, they state, “We know that providing this citizenship pathway is estimated to boost the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of our country by $1.5 trillion over 10 years. And we will not enjoy this economic prosperity unless we are providing that sense of security for the entire family”.

In their view, immigration should be included in budgetary legislation specially because foreign workforce is a stimulant to the national economy and consistently drives the US’ international competitiveness.

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Biden faces a crossroads in Congress

It is worth mentioning that this is not the first time the Biden administration receives suggestions about using the reconciliation process to introduce immigration legislation. In fact, in early May 2021, a group of Democratic members of Congress also urged Biden to use the budget reconciliation process to push for comprehensive immigration reform.

The reason why several Democratic leaders are proposing this means to achieve some progress on the immigration sector is because the possibility of Biden getting bipartisan support in Congress to implement new immigration policies is quite low. This fact is primarily related to the surge in illegal border crossings and the current immigration situation in general.

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