Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) are trying to clinch a deal on immigration reform in a last-ditch effort before Congress breaks for the holidays as President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program comes to a close.
There is speculation from some immigration reform advocacy groups that the draft framework of the deal, which is already being circulated among lawmakers, would provide a pathway to citizenship for 2 million “Dreamers”—illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children—and provide up to $40 billion in border security.
It would also reportedly extend Title 42 for at least a year, while processing centers are set up. Title 42 is a Trump-era policy that allowed authorities to restrict those seeking asylum from crossing into the United States during the pandemic….