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Did Tammy Baldwin support offering legal status to 11 million undocumented immigrants?

By Tom Kertscher
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U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., cosponsored legislation that would have offered legal status — under certain conditions — to an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants.

One Nation, a dark-money group that doesn’t disclose its donors, claimed Aug. 21, 2024, in an ad that Baldwin supported “amnesty.”

One Nation cited to Wisconsin Watch Baldwin’s 2021 cosponsorship of the U.S. Citizenship Act.

The bill, a Biden administration initiative that did not become law, would have established a path to citizenship.

It would have established a new status of “lawful prospective immigrant” to undocumented immigrants who passed background checks; and, after five years, they could apply for permanent resident status. Other undocumented immigrants, such as those who worked a certain amount of agricultural labor, would have received permanent resident status.

News reports and Baldwin said 11 million people would have qualified.

Baldwin is running against Republican Eric Hovde in the Nov. 5 election.

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Open Secrets What is Dark Money?
One Nation ON: "Charges" 30s – WI
Congress.gov S.348 - U.S. Citizenship Act
Congress.gov S.348 - U.S. Citizenship Act -- All Actions
Congress.gov S.348 - U.S. Citizenship Act: Summary
New York Times Biden to Announce Broad Plan to Reverse Trump Immigration Policies
NPR Democrats Unveil Sweeping Immigration Bill
Sen. Tammy Baldwin U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Supports Introduction of Bicameral U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 to Reform American Immigration System
White House Fact Sheet: President Biden Sends Immigration Bill to Congress as Part of His Commitment to Modernize our Immigration System
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