TPS Paths to Residency DISCUSSIONS/UPDATES

NYT: House Moderates Say They Won’t Back Budget Vote Until Infrastructure Bill Passes The letter from nine Democrats, enough to block passage, threatens their party’s two-track plan to pass both a $3.5 trillion social policy budget blueprint and an infrastructure bill. Yet another faction (9 Dems, enough to block a passage) of Dems wants this bi-partisan solo bill first passed and signed into law before working on the budget resolution bill (which is expected to include TPS-GC provision, if the parliamentarian approves, of course).

Lets fill the petition so that it reaches high number

Lol. Will start studying for IELTS and try for Canada if nothing happens this time.

Haiti earthquake is very recent (a couple days back)

Best wishes to all my Nepali sis/bros. Hope, they redesignate it so everyone of you can work towards your goals.

House will convene next week. They are expected to take reconciliation blue print on Tuesday. Nothing new to be excited about, just updating the status. Once this passes, then Senate will put on words to make the bill. And then comes the senate parliamentarian who could still say no to immigration provision. In the meantime, some 9 center-left lawmakers in the House are demanding the passage of the solo infrastructure bill that passed the senate 2 weeks ago on a bipartisan fashion. Just cant wait until Sept 15.

Oh Joe! Manchin is coming closer. Now at least on 1.5T (instead of 3.5T). Hope things will work out. GIven the latest on TPS (~15 months' extension news circulating) and this one give little hope! "Manchin would support spending plan of at most $1.5T: report" https://thehill.com/homenews/s...

SO FRIDAY IS THE DAY??? SENATE PARLIAMENTARIAN TO HEAR THE CASE! This news source says the Senate parliamentarian will hear the case, meaning whether appropriate or not to keep the immigration provision on Friday!. POLITICO: Dems to make the case for immigration reform in $3.5T spending bill The chamber's rules referee will hear reasoning on whether Democrats can include a legal path to citizenship for certain immigrant groups in their partisan spending bill. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients listen to speakers during a news conference. | AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin By MARIANNE LEVINE 09/08/2021 05:42 PM EDT The Senate parliamentarian is planning to hear dueling arguments Friday over whether Democrats can include a pathway to legal status for certain undocumented immigrants in their $3.5 trillion social spending plan, according to two sources familiar with the matter. A final decision from the chamber’s nonpartisan rules referee is not expected imminently, but the arguments come as the Senate prepares to return from recess next week and assemble the massive bill. With bipartisan talks stalled, Democrats largely view the so-called reconciliation process, which allows them to pass legislation without Republican support and bypass a filibuster in the Senate, as their best opportunity to enact immigration reform this Congress. The Senate Judiciary Committee is taking the lead on crafting the immigration provisions of the bill. But it's far from certain that the Senate parliamentarian would rule in favor of including them. Democrats will need to prove to the parliamentarian, a former immigration lawyer, that the proposal satisfies Senate budget requirements, such as demonstrating an impact on federal spending, revenues or the debt. Democrats are discussing including a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients, Temporary Protected Status holders, farmworkers and other immigrants deemed essential workers in the pandemic. The parliamentarian has ruled against Democratic priorities before. Earlier this year, she rejected the party's proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour in their $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill. In addition to wanting to fulfill a key campaign promise, Democrats say that the need for the legislation coincides with the fate of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program remaining in legal limbo. In July, a federal judge in Texas ruled the program was unlawful and blocked the Biden administration from approving new applications. Democrats also argue there is some precedent for including immigration reform in a reconciliation package, highlighting GOP-led legislation from 2005 that included a provision related to the backlog of visas. Sabrina Rodriguez contributed to this report. Last edited: 08-Sep-21 09:50 PM