Senate Parliamentarian Rules Immigration Language Cannot Be Included in Budget Reconciliation Bill

In mid-September, Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that immigration language that Democrats had hoped to include in a budget reconciliation bill would amount to a policy change and therefore would not be appropriate for inclusion in a reconciliation bill. This meant that certain efforts to provide a pathway to permanent residency and ultimately citizenship were blocked and that Democrats will need to continue to look for other vehicles to enact immigration reform.

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