Axios Scoop: Biden administration plotting immigration reform in 2023 - Page 3

"scoop" or WH calling in for favorable BS planted story?

A massive deal is potentially brewing downtown...most likely shall pass early in the 118th Congress (as long as there is no intervention by UWD and Co.)...top surprise move by Joey! Its high time he leverage his connections from the Senate days and get a famous compromise passed to legalize all Dreamers at least...

Pretty close 😂😂😂😂😂

Lol, there is a pattern.

Massive Deal == DOA

Let's try a small deal and see if there is any traction. At least with a small deal, that will be new data to plan with moving forward

I will never understand why they refuse to try small-scale changes. This is insanity.

Honestly, if they would implement a work program that grants a renewable work permit to a least a portion of the 11M undocumented population, and couple that with strict work requirements, that economy would do a complete 180. This would help the worker shortage issue, help the solvency of government programs, and generate additional revenue from taxes and fees.

In my opinion, each party is willing to torpedo the US so their part can gain power or better standing. A solution that can benefit everyone is there but the people in power prefer to use the issue to generate votes and $$$ rather than solve the problem.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/schumer-b...144401818.html

Looks like nothing going to pass this year or next year for the Dream Act community, and Title 42 is going to be included in omnibus.




Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday morning that he’s reached an agreement with colleagues on amendments to the 4,155-page omnibus so the Senate can pass the bill later in the day and give the House a chance to act Friday.

And it looks like his savior may be independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.), who on Thursday introduced an amendment to increase border funding and resources for border communities and extend the Title 42 health policy that expedites the deportation of migrants seeking asylum in the United States.

Sinema’s amendment could give political cover to centrist Democrats to vote against a proposal sponsored by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) to cut funding for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’s office unless the Biden administration reinstates the Trump-era Title 42 policy.

Democrats say Lee’s amendment would sink the omnibus in the House if it passes the Senate.

Schumer said on the floor that senators and staff had worked until 2 a.m. to work out a deal on amendments but failed to reach one.

Then just before 10 a.m. Schumer announced a deal with Republicans to vote on a block of 15 amendments, giving the Senate a chance to pass the $1.7 trillion omnibus later in the day.

That would give the House a chance to vote Friday to send the legislation to President Biden’s desk.

“We have an agreement now. We will vote on all of the amendments in order and then vote on final passage. It’s taken a while, but it is worth it and I appreciate the cooperation of everyone here,” Schumer announced on the floor.

The block of amendments he announced includes Lee’s proposal and Sinema’s side-by-side amendment, which is cosponsored by Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.).

The massive spending bill stalled Wednesday evening when Lee insisted on getting a vote on his amendment. Republicans argue Title 42 is holding back a deluge of migrants from Venezuela and other countries at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked the Biden administration attempt to end Title 42.

Democrats suffered a setback when the parliamentarian ruled that Lee’s amendment is germane to the year-end spending bill, which means it could be attached with only 51 votes or a simple majority.

Republicans think that Sinema and centrist Democrats up for re-election, such as Tester and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) will be under heavy pressure to vote for Lee’s amendment, which could give it the simple majority it needs to pass.

But with Sinema’s side-by-side amendment, she, Tester, Manchin and other centrist Democrats, such as Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) can vote for it instead of the Lee proposal and fend off Republican attacks that they don’t take the situation at the border seriously.

Her amendment would need to be allowed a simple-majority vote threshold to have a chance of passing. If the parliamentarian rules it needs 60 votes to be attached to the omnibus, it will likely fall away.

Sinema’s proposal would boost border security funding, increase resources for border communities and extend Title 41 until what she calls “a proper plan” to address the flood of migrants is in place.

“This year’s historic levels of border crossings at our Southern border makes clear the status quo is not working. Our amendment boosts funding for border security, increases resources for border communities and extends Title 42 until a proper plan to manage the crisis at our border is in place,” Sinema said in statement.

Title 42 extension amendment vote failed. So there is still some chance next year.

The House GOP already said their bills would focus only on securing the border. Unless they can get a commitment from the house leader to bring a bill to the floor, then immigration is DOA

surely 2023 is our year