As FAIR warned last week, Democrats have been working around the clock on Capitol Hill to inject amnesty into a massive budget bill which they are selling as an \u201cinfrastructure package.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Representative Pramila Jayapal, (D-Wash.), confirmed<\/a> on Wednesday that the $3.5 trillion budget proposal by Democrats in Congress will include a number of radical priorities \u2013 including amnesty for millions of illegal aliens. Jayapal said during a press call that the resolution will include a pathway to citizenship for “Dreamers, [Temporary Protected Status] TPS, essential workers, and farmworkers.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Press reports estimate<\/a> that as many as 10 million illegal aliens could eventually be placed on a path to citizenship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While the inclusion of amnesty is a big deal and warrants concern, it remains an uphill climb for Democrats and the pro-amnesty lobby. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The bill will originate in the Senate and go through the little-known budget reconciliation process, which allows the party in power to pass legislation related to the budget with only a simple majority, bypassing the traditional 60 vote threshold. However, the budget reconciliation process has complex requirements, and FAIR is cautiously optimistic that the Senate Parliamentarian will not allow its inclusion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Aside from the parliamentarian, all eyes will be on supposed moderate Democrats in the Senate, such as Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), who have bucked their party on a number of issues. Manchin signaled the opposite yesterday, indicating that he is in favor of amnesty as part of the budget reconciliation bill<\/a>. Sinema has yet to weigh in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n