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Washington Republican U.S. Rep. Fred Upton joined a group of Republicans on Wednesday to put forward a framework for immigration reform that includes a pathway to legal status for undocumented immigrants who pay a fine and back taxes and pass background checks.
The proposal comes amid a surge of thousands of unaccompanied minors crossing the Southern border in recent weeks, and as House Democrats set up votes on a pair of immigration bills this week that are not expected to pass the narrowly divided U.S. Senate.
Upton of St. Joseph suggested that Democrats and Republicans should instead work together on compromise legislation that could pass both chambers of Congress.
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Albany, NY) Today, the Senate Majority will pass its one-house budget resolution that delivers emergency aid to help New York recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and invests in a brighter, more equitable future by fully funding essential services and putting more money in the pockets of working and middle-class families. The Senate resolution increases total school aid by $5.7 billion, provides billions in residential and commercial rental and foreclosure assistance, restores critical funding to our health care system, and jumpstarts our economy with investments in transportation and small businesses. The Senate Majority’s proposal asks the wealthiest New Yorkers to pay their fair share rather than balancing the budget on the backs of working families.