Despite a veto threat from President Trump, House Democrats on Tuesday passed a bill that would provide a pathway to citizenship for an estimated 2 million undocumented immigrants whose parents brought them to the United States as children. Just seven Republicans voted to support the bill, while all 187 "no" votes came from Republicans. The proposal would also offer legal status to an estimated 400,000 people given Temporary Protected Status -- mainly from Central America, Africa and the Middle East -- which have been engulfed in wars, civil conflict and natural disasters. The bill is supported by immigration, liberal and labor groups, including the AFL-CIO and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Republicans pushed to add a provision to prevent suspected gang members from applying for legal status.

Source: Fox News June 05, 2019 02:51 UTC