It is time to pursue comprehensive immigration reform for our fellow neighbors and families living in fear and new regulations for humane border management. Congresswoman McBath recognizes that it is critical that we extend our open hands to DREAMers.
Pursue comprehensive immigration reform, humane border management regulations, and protections for DREAMers.
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Congresswoman McBath understands that our nation’s immigration system needs comprehensive reform. She believes we must work towards an immigration system built on basic dignity and respect for all people, and she is against policies that separate families. She continues her work across the aisle to find bipartisan solutions that serve Georgia’s families.
Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] is listed among the cosponsors of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, a bill that would authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for certain aliens, including Dreamers.
The bill history shows H.R. 6 passed/agreed to in the House by recorded vote 237-187 on 06/04/2019, but the listed latest action is Senate action on 06/10/2019 and the tracker still shows the bill as Passed House, not enacted into law.
The bill history shows H.R. 6 passed/agreed to in the House on 03/18/2021 by the yeas and nays, 228-197, and the tracker shows the bill status as Passed House.
The bill is an immigration measure that would eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants; the official page shows the bill passed the House and later awaited Senate action.
Lucy McBath is listed as a cosponsor of H.R.6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019.
06/04/2019 | Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 237 - 187 (Roll no. 240).
Tracker: Tip | This bill has the status Passed House. Steps shown are Introduced and Passed House.
Assessments
McBath took concrete same-term federal legislative action toward the promise by cosponsoring H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, which would protect DREAMers and passed the House on June 4, 2019. However, the bill did not become law, later DREAMer legislation also only passed the House, and the evidence does not show enacted comprehensive immigration reform or binding humane border management regulations. Because she materially pursued part of the agenda but the promised policy outcomes were not fully delivered, partial credit is appropriate.
McBath publicly supported comprehensive immigration reform and took concrete legislative action for DREAMer protections, including cosponsoring H.R. 6 in the 116th Congress. That bill passed the House in 2019 but did not become law, and a later version again passed the House in 2021 without enactment. The promised outcome required pursuing reform and protections, but adjudication turns on delivery of the policy result; because the cited reforms were advanced but not enacted, the promise was not fulfilled. The serious legislative attempt warrants the effort badge.