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Even upon introduction, the bill s sponsors acknowledged the possibility of an alternative piece-by-piece approach to passing immigration reform. We are pursuing an all of the above strategy, lead sponsor Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., said at the news conference unveiling the bill. All options are on the table, and we hope to pass robust immigration reform, but there are other great immigration bills that we also will be taking up and hopefully passing as well.
Democrats hold thin majorities in both chambers of Congress, and the legislation would require a minimum of 10 Republican votes to defeat a Senate filibuster and move the bill to a final vote on passage.
Recently proposed immigration legislation and other Biden administration actions that suspended or reversed Trump-era orders affecting noncitizens are reforms that may provide stability for some employers of foreign nationals while creating new difficulties for others, says Eleanor Pelta at Morgan Lewis.