The House Judiciary Committee approved legislation to provide legal status to as many as 8 million undocumented immigrants, which Democrats intend to include in their massive tax and spending plan.
The panel approved the measure late Monday night, 25-19, after hours of debate and failed amendments from Republican members of the committee.
The proposal would modify provisions in the green card process, make more visas available and provide a pathway to legal residency for undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, people with Temporary Protected Status and essential workers.
Yet whether those provisions make it into the final legislation ...
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