Senate Parliamentarian reduces the possibility of immigration reform

The Senate Parliamentarian has rejected three times in a row the immigration language included by Democratic leaders in Biden’s spending bill, which was introduced through the budget reconciliation process.

To understand the issue at hand, it is important to explain two things:

1. The budget reconciliation process would allow Democratic leaders to evade the Republican filibuster in the Senate by needing as few as 50 votes to pass the social spending bill.
2. The Senate Parliamentarian, also called the “Senate referee”, is the policy advisor to this chamber of Congress, but his or her rulings are not orders, but rather an explanation of Senate protocols and rules.

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The Democratic leaders’ proposals

So far, Democratic leaders have modified the immigration language in the budget package three times because the Senate Parliamentarian has intervened and rejected their proposals.

The path to citizenship

Initially, the primary goal of Democratic leaders was to open a path to citizenship for all immigrants residing in the US undocumented, approximately 11 million people. However, the Senate Parliamentarian rejected this proposal in early September.

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The registry provision

After the first intervention by the Senate Parliamentarian, Democratic leaders proposed updating the Registry Provision to offer Green Cards, or lawful permanent residency, to millions of undocumented immigrants, provided they met certain eligibility requirements. However, the Senate Parliamentarian rejected this proposal in late September.

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The parole power

The third attempt by Democratic leaders to promote comprehensive immigration reform through the budget reconciliation process was to expand the parole power to offer temporary amnesty (up to 10 years) to approximately 7 million undocumented immigrants, who are essential workers. However, the Senate Parliamentarian rejected this proposal on December 16.

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What other options do Democratic leaders have?

Democratic leaders are still looking for alternatives to accomplish immigration reform through the spending bill, especially when it comes to offering some type of protection to essential foreign workers.

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