Immigration: California Republican Rep. Denham backs overhaul bill
WASHINGTON — California Rep. Jeff Denham is the first House Republican to join Democrats in co-sponsoring a broad immigration overhaul bill that would provide a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants in the country illegally.
“We can’t afford any more delays,” the Central Valley lawmaker said in a statement Sunday. “I support an earned path to citizenship to allow those who want to become citizens to demonstrate a commitment to our country, learn English, pay fines and back taxes and pass background checks.”
The Republican from Turlock called the legislation “a common-sense solution to our broken system.”
Denham signed onto a bill House Democrats introduced this month, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. It mostly parallels the bill passed by the Senate in June.
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