Senate Parliamentarian Again Rejects Budget Bill's Immigration Provisions

Dave Simpson ·  Listen to article for Law360 report on the latest setback to efforts at reforming the immigration law:  

"The U.S. Senate parliamentarian rejected for a third time Democrats' immigration proposal in the Build Back Better Act, saying in a guidance Thursday that it is "not much different in its effect" than past proposals.

Elizabeth MacDonough, who holds the unelected, advisory role, said that the immigration protections proposed by Democrats would be subject to a point of order.

`These are substantial policy changes with lasting effects just like those we previously considered and outweigh the budgetary impact,' she said.

The latest version of the major budget bill does not include a pathway to permanent legal status for undocumented immigrants, instead offering a temporary parole option that falls short of what many advocates want."

 

 

 

 

Here’s the text of the parliamentarian’s decision pic.twitter.com/hDAzrSCEnT

— Ellen M. Gilmer (@ellengilmer) December 17, 2021

 

KJ