Latino lawmakers urge Biden to push through immigration bills, send humanitarian team to border

During a meeting at the White House on Tuesday, Latino lawmakers urged President Biden to support an effort to legalize some undocumented immigrants through the budget reconciliation process if the procedure is used for his infrastructure bill, attendees and aides briefed on the private discussion told CBS News.

The president seemed open to the idea, the people said, noting that Mr. Biden restated his commitment to placing immigrants living in the U.S. without authorization on a pathway to citizenship and highlighted their economic contributions. "It is definitely a priority for President Biden and Vice President Harris," California Congressman Raul Ruiz, who attended the meeting as chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, told CBS News. "Through immigration reform, through a pathway to citizenship for our essential workers, DREAMers, farmworkers, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, there's so much economic benefit for American families."