Gonzalez: I'm confident we can pass comprehensive immigration reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D) said he is confident the new Biden Administration can deliver on its promise to pass comprehensive immigration reform.
Success with such a bill would finally allow around 11 million undocumented residents to come out of the shadows and enter a pathway to citizenship that could take eight years to complete. The pathway would likely be limited to those without a criminal record.
Gonzalez was asked about the chances of passing such reform on a webinar he hosted on Wednesday, just hours after President Biden and Vice President Harris were sworn into office.
“I think there is a great chance,” Gonzalez said, in response to question about the comprehensive immigration reform being passed by Congress.
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