舒默“積極探索”在沒有GOP支持的情況下將公民身份授予無證件移民。
May 7, 2021
Chuck Schumer, the Democrat Senate Majority Leader, told members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus that he is “actively exploring” ways to grant citizenship to millions of undocumented immigrants through budget reconciliation. This strategy would require a simple majority vote in the Senate, rather than the filibuster-proof threshold of 60 votes required for most legislation. Schumer is reportedly considering passing the citizenship bill along with President Biden’s infrastructure bill through reconciliation, should negotiations over a standalone immigration bill break down. It is believed that he will argue that there is precedent for using the procedure to change immigration policy.