Bipartisan bill to provide legal status to certain migrants is not ‘amnesty’: Republican co-sponsor

As the Trump administration ramps up its mass deportation efforts today, a group of bipartisan lawmakers announced a bill that would provide legal status for some undocumented immigrants. The Dignity Act, sponsored by Florida Republican Congresswoman Maria Salazar and Texas Democratic Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, would allow undocumented immigrants who have been in the US since before 2021 to apply for up to 7 years of legal status with work authorization, provided that they pay restitution and check in ...