House Democrats to Introduce Immigration Registry Bill to Create Citizenship Pathway for Millions

WASHINGTON — Capitol Hill sources confirmed to Latino Rebels over the weekend that a bill to create a citizenship pathway for approximately eight million undocumented will be introduced this week in the House of Representatives.

The new bill, called the “Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929,” will be introduced at a Wednesday morning press conference by Democratic Reps. Zoe Lofgren (CA), Norma Torres (CA), Grace Meng (NY), Lou Correa (CA), Adriano Espaillat (NY), and Jesús “Chuy” García (IL), according to a news release by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA).

“Specifically, the bill establishes a seven years of presence eligibility to apply for a green card. It incorporates a rolling component so that future legislation would not be required to update the INA registry,” said a draft advisory for the bill shared exclusively with Latino Rebels over the weekend.