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Democrats in Congress are coalescing around a strategy to try to pass immigration bills piecemeal, after the Biden administration’s comprehensive proposal drew swift condemnation from Republicans as a wishlist rather than an honest stab at bipartisan reform.
Democrats and the White House announced a bill to overhaul immigration and create a path to citizenship for some undocumented people.
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Well, here we go again. The U.S. House of Representatives just passed a $900 billion stimulus package, and we are being promised that it will provide a real “boost” to the economy. Of course we were told the exact same thing about all of the other “stimulus packages” that have been passed since the beginning of the pandemic. Most importantly to many Americans, $600 stimulus payments will soon be sent out directly to the American people. If you are married and have three kids, you will get a total of $3,000, because each member of your family is counted equally for this round o...