McCain, Coons to introduce new immigration bill that omits wall funding: report

The following article by Julia Manchester was posted on the Hill website February 4, 2018:

A woman holds up a sign during a rally supporting DACA outside the White House in Washington, September 4, 2017. Credit: AP/Carolyn Kaster

Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Christopher Coons (D-Del.) will introduce immigration legislation on Monday in an effort to reach a budget deal before the federal government’s current funding runs out on Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The bipartisan piece of legislation provides recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, commonly known as “Dreamers,” an opportunity for citizenship while ordering a study to figure out what border security measures are needed, according to the Journal.

DACA aimed to protect from deportation certain immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally when they were children. Continue reading “McCain, Coons to introduce new immigration bill that omits wall funding: report”