Republicans sound alarm about sweeping immigration measures in Dem spending bill as House vote nears

As a House vote on the massive Democratic spending bill nears, Republicans are sounding the alarm about sweeping immigration measures that have frequently been overlooked.

The spending bill includes broad provisions on health care, child care, climate change and taxes – and has seen broad and united Republican opposition. But, as the vote nears, lawmakers are seeking also to point to potentially more consequential immigration provisions in the legislation.

Perhaps the biggest component of the bill on immigration is an amnesty provision for millions of illegal immigrants – which is still in flux due to rules on the Senate side involving the budget reconciliation process and what can be allowed by the chamber’s parliamentarian.