Politics
Sen. Jim Banks introduces seven-bill package to codify Trump immigration policies into federal law
The proposed measures target commercial driver's licenses, H-1B salary thresholds, and birthright citizenship ahead of the midterm elections.
The short version
- Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) is pushing a package of seven immigration bills aimed at making several executive branch policies permanent law.
- Key measures include restricting commercial driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants, raising the minimum H-1B wage floor to $150,000, and curbing birthright citizenship.
- The legislative effort seeks to prevent potential future Democratic administrations from rolling back these border and visa policies.
- It remains uncertain whether Senate leadership will bring the package to the floor before the upcoming midterms.
Key facts
- Sen. Jim Banks is urging the Senate to pass seven immigration bills intended to codify President Donald Trump's executive priorities into federal law before the midterm elections.[Fox News]
- The Dalilah Law component would mandate English-only commercial driving tests and require states to stop issuing—and revoke certain existing—commercial driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants and specific foreign nationals.[Fox News]
- The proposed American Tech Workforce Act would increase the minimum salary threshold for H-1B visas from $60,000 to $150,000.[Fox News]
- Other legislation in the package addresses birthright citizenship, chain migration, grants for colleges employing undocumented workers, border security funding, and congressional oversight of Temporary Protected Status.[Fox News]
What remains uncertain
- It is unclear whether Senate Majority Leader John Thune or Republican leadership will schedule floor votes or expedite the seven-bill package ahead of the midterms.[Fox News]