Flake: 'Can Get Something Done’ on Immigration This Week

At least one senator is optimistic about what could happen this week when lawmakers gather to debate and vote on immigration reform.“I do think that we can get something done this week,” said Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., one of several members of Congress who has been trying to negotiate a broad immigration compromise. “We’re going to have something in the Senate that we haven’t had in a while. It’s a real debate on an issue where we really don’t know what the outcome is going to be.” Skier Sees Day When Being a Gay Olympian Won’t Be a Headline Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is expected to offer up a bill to the floor to ignite a free-flowing amendment process, where different senators will have the opportunity to offer immigration proposals and hope they clear the 60-vote threshold to pass. The key sticking point is the fate of so-called “Dreamers,” the children of undocumented immigrants brought into the country without authorization.Flake, appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press, reiterated that even if some form of immigration legislation does not make it through this week, “these Dreamers need to be protected.” If immigration legislation does make its way through the Senate, its future in the House is very uncertain. Trump’s Team Grapples With Fallout of Aide’s Resignation Photo Credit: AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
Source: NBC San Diego