A House Divided: Divergent Views in Congress Over Immigration Reform
An online web chat with MPI's Doris Meissner and Muzaffar Chishti examining the U.S. Senate & House bills for Immigration Reform in 2013.
Senate passage of comprehensive immigration reform legislation in June stands as a major accomplishment on the road to restructuring the U.S. immigration system. At this mid-point in the legislative debate, House committees have passed five separate bills, but are still grappling with key elements of the Senate plan, especially legalization for the nation’s estimated 11 million unauthorized immigrants. The big question surrounding the debate remains whether compromises that reconcile the approaches by both chambers can be found to produce legislation that improves the U.S. immigration system.
MPI experts participate in a video chat, shortly after MPI released an analysis that compares the major provisions of the Senate bill against those of the individual House bills considered to date in House committees. This discussion outlines the differing policies crafted by the House and Senate, their likely implications for the U.S. immigration system, and a look ahead to where the debate might be headed when Congress returns from its summer recess.
Speakers:
Doris Meissner, Senior Fellow and Director, U.S. Immigration Policy Program, MPI
Muzaffar Chishti, Director, MPI Office at NYU School of Law
Moderator:
Michelle Mittelstadt, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, MPI
About the U.S. Immigration Policy Program
The U.S. Immigration Policy Program provides analysis of U.S. immigration pathways, the impacts of enforcement and other policies, and the characteristics of immigrant populations.
