McConnell Opens Immigration Debate Backing Trump's Framework
- Democrats press for more narrow bill on DACA, border security
- Republicans seeking restrictions on family sponsorships
Senate Fails to Advance Any Immigration Plans
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell threw his support behind immigration legislation that tracks President Donald Trump’s framework, making an opening bid in what is likely to be an extended debate with a proposal that’s already been rejected by Democrats.
McConnell endorsed a proposal chiefly sponsored by Republican Senators Charles Grassley of Iowa and John Cornyn of Texas that would provide a path to citizenship for about 1.8 million immigrants eligible for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which Trump is ending, and $25 billion for border security, including a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.