One amendment to the Senate's immigration bill, proposed by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., would effectively kill the pathway to citizenship included in the "Gang of Eight" deal, and would allow undocumented immigrants to stay in the U.S. but force them to apply for citizenship through the regular channels for all immigrants.
The Washington Post reports:
The “No New Pathway to Citizenship Act” amendment would allow illegal immigrants to remain in the United States as Registered Provisional Immigrants — a new work visa category — but force them to apply as though they were still in their home country.
These immigrants would not have any advantage over those seeking to immigrate to the United States from outside the country, according to Paul’s office.
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