Former Senate Majority Harry Reid Urges Democrats to Move Ahead on Immigration Reform

Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) urged Democrats to determination up connected migration reform.

“If my 2010 reelection to the Senate proved anything, it was that Democrats tin combat and triumph connected immigration. It makes argumentation consciousness and governmental consciousness and not conscionable with Latino voters, but besides with Americans of each backgrounds,” said Reid.

“However, the operative connection is ‘win.’ With Democrats controlling some chambers of Congress and the White House, Americans expect Democrats to present this clip connected sensible migration policies,” helium added.

Reid said voters could punish Democrats if they neglect to present connected migration reform, and 2 antithetic proposals, which offered ineligible imperishable residency to millions of undocumented immigrants and immigrants connected humanitarian visas, were ruled, per the Senate parliamentarian, incompatible with the rules of reconciliation.

“By 3-to-1 margins and crossed enactment lines, Americans privation ineligible presumption for immigrants who person worked hard, paid taxes and made their lives successful the United States. After decades of waiting to hole this breached migration system, the voters that rejected Donald Trump’s nativism, and gave powerfulness to Democrats, are not going to springiness america a escaped walk if each we travel backmost with are procedural excuses,” said Reid.