DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION: “A new Senate GOP proposal is being released Monday [9-25-17] that creates a pathway to legalization for so-called Dreamers, but it won’t allow them to sponsor family members to the United States — one of several provisions that make the bill far more conservative than other relief measures for young undocumented immigrants…
Tillis and Lankford hope their legislation, called the Succeed Act, can win support from conservatives as Congress scrambles for a fix following the White House’s decision to begin revoking work permits and deportation protections early next year for hundreds of thousands of Dreamers…
Under current law, green card holders can petition for close relatives such as a spouse or children to obtain permanent residency. But President Donald Trump has repeatedly slammed the concept of ‘chain migration,’ a term critics use to describe U.S. citizens or permanent residents sponsoring their foreign relatives to come to the United States.
‘CHAIN MIGRATION cannot be allowed to be part of any legislation on Immigration!’ Trump tweeted earlier this month.
Tillis and Lankford have tried to address that demand by barring Dreamers who would obtain green cards through their legislation from petitioning family members, although they would be able to sponsor them if they become citizens, according to a person familiar with the legislation.
Some of the nuts-and-bolts of the new GOP bill, which essentially creates a 15-year path to citizenship, are similar to other past proposals addressing the issue of young undocumented immigrants who came here as minors.”
-Seung Min Kim, “GOP senators unveil new ‘Dreamers’ bill,” Politico, Sept. 25, 2017 12:33pm