But there's another pressing issue that's getting less attention but that lawmakers from both parties are warning needs it: a comprehensive immigration overhaul. That is especially ironic because many lawmakers believed immigration would be among Trump's first issues of concern given that one of his campaign's central promises was building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Im hoping that we can do immigration reform later in the year or in the coming years. Weve got to, Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) told a chamber of commerce meeting in Glendale, Ariz. that I covered earlier this week.
Meanwhile in California, Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) told the Code 2017 conference that Congress is failing to assist dreamers, the children of undocumented immigrants, and higher-skilled workers trying to get visas to work in the United States or to stay and continue working.
Thats partly because There are a lot of people who are the legislators who will make the decision at the federal level about immigration who do not have any experience with this population, she said.
We need to actually create more opportunities for policymakers and opinion leaders to meet with people affected by immigration policy, Harris added.
