House Members Offer Rare Bipartisan Immigration Measure

Bipartisan lawmakers have introduced a sweeping compromise immigration bill, offering millions of immigrants in the US illegally a 12-year path to citizenship and changes to the asylum system, but faces little hope of passing in the current political climate.

May 23, 2023 . 1:03 PM

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Bipartisan lawmakers have introduced a sweeping compromise immigration bill, offering millions of immigrants in the US illegally a 12-year path to citizenship and changes to the asylum system.
The bill has no immediate hope of passing, with House Republicans vowing not to take up any immigration legislation this term other than to tighten the border.
Asylum-seeking migrants would be sent to new “humanitarian campuses” along the border that are managed by the federal government.
It would create a new seven-year “dignity” program for immigrants in the country illegally to pay a $5,000 penalty and gain a legal status.
The bill would require the use of E-Verify, an online system that checks whether an employee is legally authorized to work, for every sector of the economy including agriculture.