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Immigrant Benefits Axed in Latest Congress Talks on Undocumented Moderates pushed to eliminate immig
https://about.bgov.com/news/immigrant-benefits-axed-in-latest-congress-talks-on-undocumented/Immigrant Benefits Axed in Latest Congress Talks on Undocumented
Moderates pushed to eliminate immigrants’ public benefits
Latest development comes after multiple cuts to plans
November 2, 2021 9:44 PM
By Ellen M. Gilmer
House Democrats are weighing dramatic cuts to immigration provisions that are a shell of lawmakers’ original goal of providing a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants.
The latest proposal in Democrats’ sweeping social spending and tax bill is an immigration parole provision that would bar applicants from receiving government benefits, including food stamps, children’s health insurance, and other social safety net programs, according to people familiar with the negotiations.
Democrats in both the House and Senate were earlier considering a parole option that would offer work authorization and deportation protections to immigrants who’ve been in the U.S. since Jan. 1, 2011. Under existing law, immigrants with parole status qualify for a broad range of public benefits—many of them after five years of status.
