Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ claim that former President Donald Trump wanted to grant amnesty to 2 million people brought to the U.S. as children ignores Trump’s shifting stance on the issue.
, a compromise among conservative and moderate Republicans. Under this bill, a broader group of immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children would be able to apply for the same nonimmigrant legal status. However, this status would last for six years and eventually they could apply for citizenship.Exactly how many people those bills would have affected is unclear, but we did not find estimates that put it as high as 2 million.
the Goodlatte II bill would likely give temporary status to about 822,000 people and result in citizenship for about 420,000. The Cato Institute did not provide estimates for the stricter legislation.with Fox News, Trump said he had looked at both bills and that he"certainly wouldn't" sign the one that would provide a path to citizenship. Later that day, the White House backtracked on Trump’s comments, saying he would sign either bill into law.
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