Key Democrat Opposes Green Card Fix Without Broader Measure (1)

A key Democratic senator says he won’t support efforts to streamline legal immigration unless lawmakers also pursue a pathway to citizenship for undocumented individuals.

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) staked out that position Wednesday after the Senate parliamentarian rejected Democrats’ latest effort to include broad immigration measures in a sweeping tax and social spending package. Democrats want legal status for millions of essential workers and people who were brought to the U.S. as children.

Democrats’ Drive for Immigration Overhaul Again Rejected

“Other immigration things, especially for businesses, that’s not going to happen if we’re not going to have any pathway to ...