At a closed-door lunch, Jared Kushner faced questions from GOP senators about the range of immigration matters that are left out of his plan, with some arguing that the plan needs to address other matters in order to get broader support
At a closed-door lunch Wednesday, Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, who spearheaded the proposal, faced questions from GOP senators about the range of immigration matters that are left out of his plan, with some arguing that the plan needs to address other matters in order to get broader support.Kushner's argument: Focus on issues that could get broader support.
But any measure revamping the nation's immigration system would need to pass through Congress -- a heavy lift, particularly with a Democratically-controlled House and Republican majority in the Senate. Sen. Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin who chairs the Homeland Security Committee, said he supports Kushner's plan. He said Kushner is smart to try to pass individual solutions to the immigration problem because Congress has proven it can't pass a comprehensive bill.
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