Joe Biden’s Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants to Ride on Budget Reconciliation Simple Majority Vote Passes

The Breitbart News reported Wednesday, April 21, that Joe Biden met Tuesday with leaders of the House Hispanic Caucus to express support for the idea of using budget reconciliation and a simple Democratic majority to advance immigration reform legislation.

According to media outlet Politico, Rep. Darren Soto (D-CA) said, “Biden said he is committed to making those statements publicly.” Biden will include language supporting the idea in a speech to Congress later this month.

Rep. Raul Ruiz (R-Fla.), chairman of the Hispanic Caucus, also told Politico that Biden would support “a pathway to citizenship through budget reconciliation.”

According to Breitbart News, all of the options in a bill that goes the budget reconciliation route would have to be approved by the Senate’s rules administrator. The current Senate rules administrator, Elizabeth MacDonough, used a budget reconciliation process to help Democrats pass the $1.9 trillion Communist Party viral bailout law without Republican support, but the $15-an-hour minimum wage was not included. This could portend a narrowing of the amnesty option in future budget reconciliation pathways.