“If anything, there’s been an uptick in support,” he says of the bill, which also would give these young adults a path toward citizenship. “It’s not really about immigration. It’s about our policy toward the children of immigrants,” he tells Diverse. Organizations that oppose amnesty for illegal immigrants continue to oppose the plan.
With legislative time running short, Bernstein says sponsors likely will try to attach it to another bill moving through the Senate. Democratic leaders say they will try to add it to a defense authorization bill up for consideration in September, he says. “We’re still hopeful,” Bernstein adds.
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