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Policy Brief: Budget Reconciliation as an Approach to Passing Immigration Reform


Democratic policymakers are attempting to use a special legislative process known as “reconciliation,” to advance immigration reform. If successful, Dreamers, TPS recipients, essential workers, and more than 427,000 undocumented students, including DACA recipients, enrolled in higher education would potentially be provided with relief. To learn more about this process, its complexities, and potential consequences, please read the full policy brief below.

Budget Reconciliation as an Approach to Passing Immigration Reform