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one, I'm specifically going to hone in on what's going on on Capitol hill with the budget
reconciliation process and immigration guys. There's been some movement. Um, and we're
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going to jump right in. We're going to get right into it. Budget reconciliation pathway
to citizenship in the reconciliation, um, package that Bernie Sanders is proposing.
So now what's new, what's new. I've been covering this issue over the past few months now. And
a lot of the comments that I see from some of you say, oh, there,
You know, it's all talk, what, what is really
Going on? What's really going on with this. Are they really going to do it? I don't have
faith in the Democrats that they will do it. Right. That's what some of you say, um, in
the comments below. And, um, so here's what's new. So, uh, the hill, uh, basically got a
letter, got access to a letter that 84 mayors signed on to asking for immigration, um, uh,
programs in the budget reconciliation package. Specifically, what they're talking about is
a pathway to citizenship or programs for dreamers, TPS holders, essential workers, and farm workers.
These are mayors in 28 states. Uh, the cities include New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston,
Boise, Idaho, grand rapids, Michigan, and others. Now, what are they saying in this
letter? Now this, again, this is the article from the hill 84 mayors call for immigration
to be included in reconciliation. And here's just a little clip of, um, of what what's
in the letter.
Here. We, the undersigned mayors respectfully request that you prioritize the inclusion
of a pathway to citizenship for dreamers, TPS holders, essential workers, and their
families, and any economic recovery legislation, including through budget reconciliation, uh,
wrote the mayors in the letter first reviewed by the hill. And again, they're asking, um,
legislators to include this in their, uh, package. Uh, the letter goes on to say, as
mayors, we see every day, the devastation immigration uncertainty has on the entire
family unit, the hesitancy of taking children to their doctor's appointments or during this
last year of getting tested or vaccinated for COVID, um, said the Oakland, um, uh, mayor
Oakland, California, we know that providing the citizenship pathways estimated to boost
the GDP of our country by 1.5 trillion over 10 years. And we will not enjoy this economic
prosperity unless we are providing that sense of security for the entire family.
Okay. So all we also know that there is some support that is built in on Capitol hill towards
this end. In addition to this, um, this letter that these mayors have, um, uh, drafted. We
know that a couple of representatives on the democratic side house Democrats have said,
a couple of them have said that they will not vote for a reconciliation bill with out
immigration provisions. And guys, we talked, we've talked about this in the past, right,
where we've said that, um, for reconciliation to really work over the next few weeks, what
needs to happen is all 50 S um, all 50 Senate Democrats. Um, all there are two independent
who are, uh, who vote or lean democratic, but all 50 democratic senators need to support
it. And then most of the house Democrats need to support it, and they could only afford
to lose just a few members.
Okay. And so here we have two who have come out and said, I will not support the reconciliation,
unless it includes immigration programs or provisions. And then a few other, um, democratic,
uh, uh, house members have tweeted recently that a pathway to citizenship must be included
in the reconciliation bill. And then, um, uh, and then this is just a little, uh, piece
here from roll call. Democratic leaders will only have three votes, three house votes to
spare this fall. When the reconciliation package comes up, at least two house Democrats thus
far have said, the final bill must include a pathway to citizenship for undocumented
immigrants. Specifically, those brought to the us as children, temporary protected status
holders, farm workers, and essential workers. Now, what is president Biden's response to
all of this, right? What is the president saying now, you guys may have seen some, um,
mean memes, right? In which, uh, the president, um, said that there needs to be a PA when
asked about this question just this week by reporters, the, by, uh, president Biden said
there needs to be a pathway to citizenship, whether it can be an immigration Ree remains
to be seen. He said, and actually what he meant is, um, whether it remains to be seen
in the reconciliation, um, proposal.
So that's remains to
Be seen, right. That's really, um, that's really bland guys. Uh, he doesn't seem very
committed to this process and I've already, you know, I guess I may have said this publicly,
but in my opinion, it seems like he's even abandoned his own bill that, um, he introduced
the U S citizenship, uh, act that was introduced through Senator Menendez, um, on the Senate
side. So this, the Biden by president Biden says that it remains to be seen whether a
pathway to citizenship will be included in reconciliation. He's not committed to it publicly.
And, um, yeah, that's, that's really where he stands on this issue right now. Um, okay.
And then finally, let's see. Let my, my, um, my, my presentation is popping up here a little
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And let me just jump back on the screen and, um, just, uh, summarize and say this what
we're seeing on Capitol hill, you know, uh, we're seeing some momentum growth these days,
right around immigration around, uh, include in programs in the reconciliation package.
At this point, we really don't know what
The, those programs will look like, right? Because as you guys may or may not know once
B um, parliamentarian, the Senate parliamentarian signs off on this process, then the different
committees will be responsible for drafting legislation. And the legislation will tell
us more specifics about who, um, may enroll, uh, how it's gonna, not necessarily how it's
going to work, but who is really eligible for these opportunities. And also through
reconciliation, they cannot, they cannot change the law, right? This is an entirely budget
process, a budget process. And so it's going to be interesting to see what they carve out
and, um, how many people, it will actually impact. We've seen 10 million thrown out there.
I've seen fewer numbers thrown out there, but it, we won't know specifically who they're
targeting and how it will help you until the legislation is crafted to let us know who
can enroll in these programs.
So you've got to watch these events very closely over the next several weeks. Um, and you know,
if, if this is something you support, obviously, you know, urge your Congress, Congress, men,
and women to support it. Right. But this is what's happened in now, and we'll know more
specifics once this, uh, once the Senate parliamentarian weighs in. And, um, then they'll take it from
there, guys. Thanks so much again, for being with me in this one, uh, be sure to share
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