The majority of Senate Whip Dick Durbin, Illinois, offered a bleak outlook for the Democrats’ immigration agenda on Monday, as the government struggles to sue a flood of migrants on the southern border.
“Well, I don’t see it. I don’t see a way to achieve it, ”he said when asked about the path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants. “I want to. And I think we are much more likely to deal with discrete elements.”
Durbin, who is responsible for getting votes in the Senate, said he thought the Democratic-controlled House may not have votes for comprehensive reform.
“I think President Pelosi has found that she has no support for a comprehensive bill in the House. And I think that indicates where she is in the Senate as well,” he said.
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Durbin’s comments come at a time when leading Republicans denounce the Biden government for not adequately preparing for an influx of migrants, many of whom are minors. Although the government resisted for weeks to call the situation a “crisis”, Durbin acknowledged on Monday that “the numbers to come are overwhelming.”
Congress has struggled for years to reach agreement on the various policy areas that make up immigration reform.
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Biden has made the issue a priority for his government, promoting a controversial measure to provide a path to citizenship for some 11 million illegal immigrants.
The House of Representatives is supposedly set to accept two immigration bills this week, which would provide a path to citizenship for DREAMERs and create a system for rural workers to apply for legal status.