Some Good —Mixed with Much Bad—in GOP Immigration Deal

House Republicansmay have worked out a compromise bill between House GOP leadership, some conservatives, and some moderate Republicans that will come up for a vote next week. The compromisedooms an effort by moderates to force a vote on bipartisan legislation that had the most likely chance of passing the House and Senate (though only a slim chance of a presidential signature).The draft bill has leaked, and like any compromise, it is a real mixed 293-page bag. But on net, the bill would make the immigration system worse than it is right now.Some Very Positive ElementsIndefinitely renewable status: On the positive side, the bill provides a legal status for DACA-eligible people that is indefinitely renewable under the same criteria as DACA itself (i.e. school attendance or high school graduation). This is actually more inclusive than the Dream Act in a way, which offers only a temporary status that imposes additional requirements to be met in order to receive permanent residency. That said, as explained below, this bill restricts the application pool in other ways to result in fewer applicants thanother bills including the Dream Act.   Pathway to citizenship for DACA population& legal immigrant Dreamers: Even better, the new legislation would provide a pathway to citizenship for some DACA recipientsand some legal immigrant Dreamers who meet additional education and skill qualifications on top of DACA ’s requirements (i.e. high school degree).No other piece of legislation so...
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