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House GOP Proposes Immigration Reform, No Citizenship Path

House GOP Proposes Immigration Reform, No Citizenship Path
House GOP Proposes Immigration Reform, No Citizenship Path

Seven months after the U.S. Senate passed a comprehensiveย immigration reformย package, House Republicans are expected to announce their own version, but with one notable difference โ€” no citizenship for illegals, ever.

GOP leaders willย revealย their proposal this week at their annual retreat in Cambridge, Md., The one-page outline will call for enhanced border security and increased immigration enforcement. It would also provide a means for the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants already in the United States to attain some legal status over time โ€” bot not citizenship, according toย The New York Times.

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With an economy in the doldrums, highunemploymentย and a shaky rollout of the Affordable Care Actโ€™sinsuranceย exchange, President Obama is looking toย immigration reformย as something he can put into his โ€œplus column.โ€ But it falls short of what he was seeking.

โ€œThe principles they lay out Iโ€™m sure wonโ€™t satisfy everybody,โ€ former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday, The Times reported. But, โ€œif we can make some compromises here for the good of the country, I think we have a very good chance for the first time in a long time of changing something that is really damaging all of us.โ€

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The Times reported:

“But heading into the three-day Republican retreat, even some of the most ardent conservatives say consensus is forming around an immigration package that would include several separate bills on border security; a clampdown against the hiring of undocumented workers; expanded guest-worker programs; aย path to citizenshipย for illegal immigrants brought to the country as children; and a path to legal status for undocumented workers with family ties to citizens or employer sponsors.”

The president, who is expected to bring upย immigration reformย in hisย State of the Unionย Address Tuesday, is looking for a โ€œpathway to citizenshipโ€ for undocumented immigrants.

โ€œThe presidentโ€™s pathway to citizenship is a stumbling block,โ€ conservative Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., said. โ€œBut legalization with noย path to citizenshipย can gain some votes.โ€

Source-bizpacreview.com

House GOP Proposes Immigration Reform, No Citizenship Path

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