Over 200 advocates from around the United States converged on Capitol Hill this week with an 11th-hour mission: persuade lawyers to provide citizenship to “Dreamer” immigrants who illegally entered the United States as children.
Addinelly Moreno Soto, a 31-year-old communications aide who came to the United States from Mexico at age 3, trekked to the Capitol from San Antonio with her husband de ella hoping to meet with her state’s U.S. Senator John Cornyn, an influential Republican whose support could help advance a deal that has eluded Congress for more than a decade.
Cornyn could not meet with her and other “Dreamer” supporters from Texas, she said. One of his staffers from him told them that Cornyn would need to review the text of any legislation before making a decision.
The end-of-year push comes as a window is closing for Congress to find a commitment to protect “Dreamers”, many of whom speak English and have jobs, families and children in the United States but lack permanent status.
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