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Senate Parliamentarian Strikes Down Democrats’ Immigration Proposal in Build Back Better Bill
Then-Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) arrives for a press conference on Capitol Hill, December 9, 2019. (Loren Elliott/Reuters) The Senate parliamentarian has rejected Democrats’ third attempt to include immigration in their social-spending package, according to several reports. Democrats had
Bill Hagerty Calls Out Sanders for Backing Reconciliation Bill Despite Big Tech Immigration Carve Out
Citing his history of opposing legislation that would displace American workers, Republican Senator Bill Hagerty is pressing Senator Bernie Sanders to oppose provisions of the “Build Back Better” reconciliation bill that he says would allow Big Tech firms to replace
69 Percent of Hispanics Disapprove of Biden’s Handling of Immigration
U.S. Border Patrol agents sit on horses near the banks of the Rio Grande River as migrants cross the river in Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, September 20, 2021. (Daniel Becerril/Reuters) Amid the border crisis, which escalated last week with the apprehension
Greyhound Agrees to Pay $2.2 Million Over Immigration Sweeps on Buses
Greyhound must also place stickers on or near the front door of its buses that communicate that policy to passengers, and it must give its drivers placards explaining the policy that they can hand to immigration agents, he said. “My
Black Immigration Orgs Demand Biden Halt Deportations Of Haitian Asylum Seekers
Several Black immigration organizations have filed a formal complaint with the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, demanding that the Biden administration halt its continued deportations of Haitian asylum seekers. The complaint filed by four