Democrats to meet parliamentarian for including pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants in spending bill

Senate Democrats will meet with the parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough Friday to get support for including a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants in their $3.5 trillion spending package, reports said.

Democrats are using the budget reconciliation rules to pass the $3.5 trillion spending plan through the Senate without GOP votes, bypassing the 60-vote legislative filibuster.

The democrat senators want the sending plan to include a pathway to citizenship for at least “Dreamers,” immigrants with temporary protected status (TPS), and long-term agricultural workers.

Democrats are able to revise their language if MacDonough rejects the initial language, the source said.

The Parliamentarian of the United States Senate is the official advisor to the United States Senate on the interpretation of Standing Rules of the United States Senate and parliamentary procedure.