The House on Tuesday passed a bill that would offer a path to citizenship to more than 2 million undocumented immigrants, including “dreamers” who were brought to the United States as children. Versions of the bill have been introduced in Congress over the years but never passed, despite support among members of both parties. That month, two groups of senators introduced similar legislation that would protect dreamers. House Democratic leaders on Tuesday voiced optimism that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) would bring up the legislation in the Senate. “There should be nothing partisan or political about this legislation,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said at a news conference, flanked by other Democrats and supporters of the measure.

Source: Washington Post June 04, 2019 20:12 UTC