House Dems propose bill to grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants
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Six House Democrats are pushing for the updating of a registry that would grant a pathway to citizenship to approximately eight million illegal immigrants in the U.S.
The registry was last updated in 1986 and at that time allowed for illegal immigrants who had been in the country continuously since 1972 to have their status adjusted and obtain a green card, which in turn would allow them to apply for U.S. citizenship. Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
The Democrats introducing the bill — Reps. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., Norma Torres, D-Calif., Lou Correa, D-Calif., Grace Meng, D-NY, Adriano Espaillat, D-NY, and Jesús "Chuy" García, D-Ill. — said it would affect approximately eight million immigrants, a population greater than the state of Arizona. In a press release, the Democrats said that 148 local, regional and national organizations supported the measure. He can be reached at adam.shaw2@fox.com or on Twitter.