House passes budget reconciliation framework setting up fall amnesty vote

Dear activists,

Thank you to the thousands of NumbersUSA activists who made a countless number of phone calls to House and Senate offices over the last several weeks!

Unfortunately, we didn't accomplish our goal of keeping a mass amnesty out of the budget reconciliation process, but we did make passage of the budget blueprint a little more difficult for Democratic Leaders and a number of Democrats have publicly expressed concerns over the impending $3.5 trillion budget bill.

Earlier today, the House of Representatives approved the Senate-passed budget reconciliation framework, strictly along party lines, after House Leaders were forced to delay the vote due to resistance from moderate Democrats.

The framework instructs the Judiciary Committee, which has jurisdiction over immigration, to add an amnesty for millions of illegal aliens to the budget reconciliation bill. We expect the final budget bill to be released in mid-September.

Until the bill's details are made public, we won't know exactly how many illegal aliens could be eligible for the amnesty. But pro-amnesty groups have suggested that it could cover up to 8 million illegal aliens, including those who are eligible for the DACA executive amnesty program, have received Temporary Protected Status, have worked illegally in agriculture, or have illegally held an "essential" job.

Thanks again to everyone who made calls and helped fight for the more than 40 million American workers who are either unemployed or underemployed that would be forced to compete for jobs with millions of illegal aliens!

Chris Chmielenski NumbersUSA Deputy Director