{"id":793296,"date":"2021-09-20T04:14:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T08:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=793296"},"modified":"2021-09-20T08:48:51","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T12:48:51","slug":"budget-provision-by-democrats-to-grant-amnesty-to-8-million-illegal-immigrants-blocked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/budget-provision-by-democrats-to-grant-amnesty-to-8-million-illegal-immigrants-blocked\/","title":{"rendered":"Budget Provision by Democrats to Grant Amnesty to 8 Million Illegal Immigrants Blocked"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fbudget-provision-by-democrats-to-grant-amnesty-to-8-million-illegal-immigrants-blocked%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=793296&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>Senate\u00a0parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough on Sunday ruled that Democrats can\u2019t include in their $3.5 trillion spending bill a provision aimed to give millions of illegal immigrants a pathway to citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>MacDonough in her guidance said that the Democrats\u2019 provision is \u201cby any standard a broad, new immigration policy,\u201d and that it does not meet the stringent requirements of what can be included in the budget resolution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe policy changes of this proposal far outweigh the budgetary impact scored to it and it is not appropriate for inclusion in reconciliation,\u201d she wrote, referring to a parliamentary procedure that allows certain budget bills to pass through the deliberative upper chamber with only a simple majority, bypassing a likely filibuster by opponents altogether.<\/p>\n<p>First used by Congress in 1980, the process allows for expedited consideration of certain tax, spending, and debt-limit legislation. Ultimately, what is allowed under this process is up to MacDonough, whose job it is to protect independent due process.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Democrats proposed to include in their plan immigration reform measures that would grant amnesty to four groups of nearly 8 million illegal immigrants\u2014former President Barack Obama \u201cDreamers,\u201d temporary protected status (TPS) holders, agricultural laborers, and essential workers, among others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDreamers\u201d entered the United States illegally as children and were granted amnesty under Obama\u2019s\u00a0controversial executive order Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-daca\">DACA<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats were \u201cdeeply disappointed in this decision but the fight to provide lawful status for immigrants in budget reconciliation continues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schumer added that Senate Democrats have prepared alternate proposals and hope to schedule additional meetings with MacDonough.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) described Democrats\u2019 provision as \u201cinappropriate\u201d and \u201cradical,\u201d adding that he is \u201cglad it failed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenate rules never contemplated a majority circumventing the filibuster by pretending that sweeping and transformational new policies were mere budgetary changes. Tonight\u2019s ruling confirms that principle,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocrats will not be able to stuff their most radical amnesty proposals into the reckless taxing and spending spree they are assembling behind closed doors,\u201d McConnell added. \u201cThis just illustrates how radical Democrats\u2019 aspirations are and how unmoored their far-left wish list has become from the procedures they want to use to ram it through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Epoch Times has reached out to the White House for comment.<\/p>\n<p><em>Joseph Lord contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/WEB_IsabelVanBrugen.jpg\" alt=\"Isabel van Brugen\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"names\">\n<p>Isabel van Brugen<\/p>\n<p>Reporter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist and currently a news reporter at The Epoch Times. She holds a master&#8217;s in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate\u00a0parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough on Sunday ruled that Democrats can\u2019t include in their $3.5 trillion spending bill a provision aimed to give millions of illegal immigrants a pathway to citizenship. 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