US: Focus Senate Debate on ‘Dreamers,’ Oversight

(Washington, DC) – Senators should address childhood arrivals to the United States and clean up an abusive immigration system during their immigration debate, Human Rights Watch said today. The debate was scheduled for February 13-15, 2018 by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell after Congress reached a two-year bipartisan budget agreement on February 8. It will cover a wide range of proposals from both parties on a laundry list of issues facing the country’s immigration system, including enforcement provisions proposed by the White House. “No one should get distracted by the avalanche of proposals…

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