{"id":2463056,"date":"2025-07-17T15:22:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T19:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/escobar-salazar-push-house-to-pass-dignity-act-immigration-bill\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T15:22:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T19:22:59","slug":"escobar-salazar-push-house-to-pass-dignity-act-immigration-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/escobar-salazar-push-house-to-pass-dignity-act-immigration-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Escobar, Salazar push House to pass Dignity Act immigration bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fescobar-salazar-push-house-to-pass-dignity-act-immigration-bill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2463056&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House lawmakers, led by Representatives Veronica Escobar (D-TX) and Maria Salazar (R-FL), are urging their colleagues to pass the Dignity Act of 2025, a bipartisan immigration reform bill. The legislation aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cotton-bidens-border-crisis-is-a-superspreader-event\/\" title=\"Cotton: \u2018Biden\u2019s Border Crisis Is A Superspreader Event\u2019\">provide legal status<\/a> to certain undocumented immigrants, especially those brought to the U.S. as children, while enhancing border security and enforcing measures against illegal employment. The bill also proposes a seven<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-backed-amnesty-bill-is-a-middle-finger-to-republican-voters\/\" title=\"GOP-Backed Amnesty ... Is A Middle Finger To Republican Voters\">-year earned legal status program<\/a> and updates to visa categories to address current demands. Supporters describe the act as a balanced solution that secures borders without offering amnesty or citizenship but instead creates accountability and a pathway to stability.Despite the push, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abortions-nationwide-are-down-3-a-year-after-roe-v-wade-overturned\/\" title=\"Abortion rates decrease by 3% annually post Roe v Wade reversal.\">public opinion remains divided<\/a> on thorough immigration reform, with recent polls showing a decline in the desire for reduced immigration. The issue remains a key topic in the 2024 presidential election, with proposals for increased enforcement and deportations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House lawmakers make urgent plea to pass immigration reform with Dignity Act<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2172094\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The bipartisan lawmakers are pushing their peers to pass a new bill that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-kevin-mccarthy-pledges-as-speaker-he-will-not-consider-amnesty-or-gun-control-legislation\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 Kevin McCarthy P...ges as Speaker He Will Not Consider Amnesty or Gun Control Legislation\">bestow legal status<\/a> on select <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">illegal immigrants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Reps. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) and Maria Salazar (R-FL) jointly debuted a redone version of the <a href=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/1849eea4801\/50eab3df-8bbe-4494-8cb9-489657b13ca9.pdf\">Dignity Act<\/a> alongside 20 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House<\/a> lawmakers Tuesday afternoon and pleaded with their colleagues in the GOP-controlled chamber to move quickly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3474415\/russia-jfk-assassination-files-kgb-anna-paulina-luna\/\">Russia to release JFK assassination files from Soviet-era KGB: Anna Paulina Luna<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3474044\/elissa-slotkin-immigration-gop-anti-immigrant\/\">Slotkin accuses GOP of &#8216;anti-immigrant hate&#8217; before espousing right-wing migrant argument<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3473807\/dave-taylor-guns-military-made-entirely-us\/\">House Republican makes &lsquo;MAGA&rsquo; push for Pentagon to buy American-made guns<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I have seen firsthand the devastating consequences of our broken immigration system, and as a member of Congress, I take seriously my obligation to propose a solution,&rdquo; Escobar said in a press conference on Capitol Hill Tuesday. &ldquo;Realistic, common-sense compromise is achievable, and is especially important given the urgency of this moment. I consider the Dignity Act of 2025 a critical first step to overhauling this broken system.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The bill would <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >fund border security measures<\/a> and infrastructure; prevent the hiring of illegal workers; end the process of arresting then releasing of illegal immigrants at the nation&rsquo;s borders; grant a pathway to lawful permanent residency to illegal immigrants who were brought to the country as children; update visa categories to meet present-day demands; and create a seven-year earned legal status program for illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Dignity Act of 2025 is a revolutionary bill that offers the solution to our immigration crisis: secure the border, stop illegal immigration, and provide an earned opportunity for long-term immigrants to stay here and work,&rdquo; said Salazar. &ldquo;No amnesty. No handouts. No citizenship. Just accountability and a path to stability for our economy and our future.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Recent polls suggest that the American public may not have much of an appetite for comprehensive immigration reform.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3467394\/state-troopers-nabbing-illegal-immigrants-florida-alligator-alcatraz\/\"><strong>A DAY WITH FLORIDA STATE TROOPERS NABBING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FOR &lsquo;ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over the past year, more Americans have reported having a positive view on immigration as an issue. A year ago, 55% of Americans <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/692522\/surge-concern-immigration-abated.aspx\">polled<\/a> by Gallup wanted immigration reduced compared to just 30% of those polled in June.<\/p>\n<p>Immigration and the economy were the two top issues in the 2024 presidential election, and President Donald Trump&rsquo;s campaign vowed to clamp down on illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico, as well as carry out the nation&rsquo;s &ldquo;largest-ever&rdquo; deportation operation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2172094\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2172094\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bipartisan House members urge swift passage of Dignity Act<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2463058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP23279797355480-1-scaled-e1752611494143.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[59346,22366,45337,48220,43149],"class_list":["post-2463056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-dignity-act","tag-escobar","tag-house-legislation","tag-immigration-bill","tag-salazar"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP23279797355480-1-scaled-e1752611494143.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2463056"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2463060,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463056\/revisions\/2463060"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2463058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2463056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2463056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2463056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}