Democrats are hopeful that another $100 billion will be included in the package for immigration measures, bringing its total cost to $1.85 trillion, but that money could be excluded for procedural reasons. The plan includes a provision for undocumented immigrants who arrived before 2010 to apply for a green card, a precursor to citizenship. The Senate parliamentarian has previously rejected such an item, but some Democrats view its inclusion as a placeholder of sorts, potentially to be replaced by a narrower measure that would provide protected status but not a path to citizenship.

Source: Washington Post October 29, 2021 17:47 UTC