Cornyn and Sinema are both members of a larger, bipartisan Senate group, brought together by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin
That bigger bill, along the lines of House legislation that passed earlier, would tighten border security while also granting legal status to young people who arrived in the U.S. as children the “Dreamers.” People who fled disasters and are currently in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status would also gain protections.
New ideas are also in play on steps to citizenship for the 12 million people in the country without proper authorization.
Americans want the bigger version of immigration reform, according to polls.