The Senate finally passed the Immigration Reform Bill on Thursday!
The bill will give citizenship to undocumented immigrants living in the United States. The path to citizenship will last roughly around 13 years.
The Senate passed a politically fraught immigration reform bill on Thursday that would give a path to citizenship to some of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S., bringing them out of the shadows and preventing continued record deportations that have separated hundreds of thousands of families.
This bill passed 68 to 32; all Democrats were on board and 14 Republicans also agreed.
“Senator Kennedy knew the day would come when a group of senators, divided by party, but united by love of country, would see this fight to the finish,” Reid said. “So the day is today. And while I am sad that Senator Kennedy isn’t here to see history made, I know he is looking at us proudly and loudly.”
This bill will also make sure there is an increase in border security.
“Today, the Senate did its job,” Obama said in a statement. “It’s now up to the House to do the same. As this process moves forward, I urge everyone who cares about this issue to keep a watchful eye. Now is the time when opponents will try their hardest to pull this bipartisan effort apart so they can stop commonsense reform from becoming a reality. We cannot let that happen.”
Nope, we cannot! But in the meantime, it’s a celebration b*tches!
Source: Huffington Post
