Good afternoon friends. I'm Latoya, McBean Pompey and immigration lawyer in New York,
working with clients all over the world. In this video, I'm going to take you into some
very exciting breaking news that happened today, October 28th, um, with respect to immigration
changes on Capitol hill. And, um, I'm going to just go right into it. But before I do so I just
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Now let's talk about Capitol hill news guys, because some very exciting things happen today
that, um, some are, you know, excited, but I, you know, I'm cautiously optimistic about
what's going on there. Now let's jump into my one pager. I D I summarize this for you guys again in
one page so that you could, um, quickly grasp what's going on and how it may impact you.
Again, this is solely focused. This video is solely focused on events that happen
today. Um, on Capitol hill, around immigration and the reconciliation spending bill process, firstly,
president Biden, uh, introduced today, his bill back better framework at 1.75 trillion,
which is down from the 3.5 trillion that was proposed this, uh, framework friends,
um, largely focuses on climate change and some other social spending, uh, issues and taxation
issues. Uh, but it also includes 100 billion for immigration investment. It's very, very
vague what president Biden or the white house is talking about with respect to immigration.
Now, it does say that whatever happened with immigration, it has to be consistent
with the Senate reconciliation rules. So president Biden is deferring to whatever happens with the
Senate parliamentarian and her decisions, and we're going to get into those issues shortly,
but essentially the bill back better framework includes dollars to reduce backlogs, expand,
expand legal representation, and address some asylum and border processing issues.
It is. And I'm going to show it to you shortly. It is in addition to really important that you
understand this point, this 100 billion is in addition to, or as Nancy Pelosi put it today,
it's over and above the 1.75 trillion. Okay. So T let's take a look at what I'm, uh, referring to
here so that you have a better sense of what this, so let's just jump specifically to the immigration
part of this, uh, this framework. It says that the framework will also improve and reform our broken
immigration system, consistent with the Senate reconciliation rules. And then, uh, let's just
jump down to this section where there's a little bit more meat. It says the build back better
framework includes a 100 billion investment that will improve our immigration system by providing
long awaited relief to millions through reconciliation and making enhancements to reduce
backlogs, expand legal representation and make the asylum system and border processing more efficient
and humane it also, you know, here it is actually towards the very end of this framework.
Let me just shift this over so that you guys can see it better
at the very end of this framework. It, um, you know, there's a nice little table that tells us
where the investment would actually, um, go right. Uh, hold on one second, guys, let me, um,
make this easier to read for you. Okay. So it shows, uh, specifically that 1.75 trillion
is being dispersed, uh, for childcare home care and some other things, um, uh,
housing, Medicare, Herrin, uh, higher ed, um, and of course, clean energy and other climate
investments. And then at the very end here, we have 100 billion for immigration. Okay.
So this is what has confused a lot of people today because people are wondering, well, is immigration
part of the reconciliation negotiations or is it out of it? Because it looks really strange that
it's an addition to the 1.75 trillion package that, uh, president Biden submitted today.
But again, speaker Pelosi and others are saying that it's, it's just in addition to it's above
and beyond the 1.75 trillion folks are speculate in guys that this 100 billion it's, um, it's just,
it's placed there in this manner, um, because they don't the white house doesn't know how
things will really shake out with immigration with the Senate parliamentarian. Okay. So that's
why they've placed it in such a way in this plant. Now let's, uh, let's get back to my, um,
my little outline here. Okay. So then, uh, so that's the president Biden build back better
framework. Then we have the plan C right. Parole, which I've been talking about, um,
which is the temporary work program, um, uh, that is, uh, being submitted to the Senate
parliamentarian. Um, and that work authorization program would be renewable. It's a five-year
program from what I've seen in the press, and folks will not be deported during that time.
Now, this is still the number one plan that is being advanced by Senate Democrats. And it has not
been submitted to the Senate parliamentarian as of the filming of today's video, what's going on on
the house. Now, the house has some exciting things happening today. They issued the texts, the bill
text for the bill back better act, um, uh, HR, 53 76. And in this bill back better act, uh, or BBB
BBA. I don't know what they're calling it in this act. You will see that plan. B is back plan B is
the registry. Remember that, um, for the folks who had entered the United States before 2010,
they would be given an opportunity to adjust their status speaker Pelosi it's been reported earlier
this week, that speaker Pelosi was really behind, um, was the person to really push for, including
the registry in this bill back better act. And, um, it's, it's there, but it is only a place
holder. It did the language that's in there. It's only a placeholder. We are expecting it to change.
Once this gets voted out of the house and makes its way to the Senate. Now this bill back
better act, this is the, you know, this is reconciliation. This is the language that they're
using to advance the reconciliation process. So this will eventually get to this, makes it make it
makes, make its way to the Senate. Okay. So the committee on the budget issued this, uh,
today and in it, it has plan B the registry with the 2010 cutoff year there's speculation that
this placeholder language will be swapped out by plan C if the Senate parliamentarian
approves plan C instead. Um, all, although I've been reading that, you know, if
plan C is approved by the parliamentarian, it's still possible that they'll just, you know,
override her earlier ruling on plan B and include the registry, um, as voted out of the house.
So all of this, these decisions will be made during the negotiation process
plan, this, uh, particular language, um, also included, uh, the, um, green card backlog issue,
reducing the backlog by recapturing unused visas for, uh, family and employment-based immigrants
data and all the way back to 1992. Okay. For fiscal years, 1992 through 21. So it would address
a good chunk of people who are weighed in, in our system right now to apply for adjustment of status
and also diversity visa, uh, winners data, and back to fiscal year 2017,
those who did not get an opportunity to get their visa, uh, under this bill back better plan,
you would have that opportunity if this, if this particular language is adopted by the Senate,
uh, and then also the supplemental fee of 1500 minimum, 1500 all the way up to 50,000 to allow
folks to apply for adjustment of status early. Okay. And then finally negotiations are underway
guys. So that was a lot, there's a number of things going on today. You have president Biden's
bill back, a framework that he put out there, then you have the bill texts from the house, um,
and plan B, the registry is in it. But again, it is a place holder from what others are saying. So
let's just watch and see how things shake out. If you found this video or this update helpful to you
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