Senators Draft Bipartisan Immigration Deal to Save ‘DACA’ During Lame Duck

Senators Draft Bipartisan Immigration Deal to Save ‘DACA’ During Lame Duck
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, here in 2019 when she was a Democrat before becoming an Independent, could be embroiled in a three-way race in 2024 in seeking a second term. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo
Joe Gomez
Updated:
0:00

Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) are trying to clinch a deal on immigration reform in a last-ditch effort before Congress breaks for the holidays as President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program comes to a close.

There is speculation from some immigration reform advocacy groups that the draft framework of the deal, which is already being circulated among lawmakers, would provide a pathway to citizenship for 2 million “Dreamers”—illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children—and provide up to $40 billion in border security.
Joe Gomez
Joe Gomez
Author
Joe Gomez is an award-winning journalist who has worked across the globe for several major networks including: CBS, CNN, FOX News, and most recently NBC News Radio as a national correspondent based out of Washington. He has covered major disasters and worked as an investigative reporter in many danger zones.
Related Topics