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- Biden win revives immigration talk
President-elect Joe Biden’s victory is reviving the hunt for one of Washington’s biggest white whales: immigration reform.
Talk of a potential agreement under Biden comes as Congress has tried and failed in recent years to clinch a deal related to the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States.
GOP senators pointed to immigration as one area of potential compromise under a government likely to be divided next year.
“I think that would be a good thing to do,” Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said about the potential to do immigration next year.
“The challenge is you’ve got to get the votes, but that to me is one of my biggest disappointments in my time in the Senate, our inability to get that done,” Cornyn said, adding that he would “try to be part of that effort” if the topic comes back up.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) during a recent call with reporters said there was room for deals between Republicans and Biden on several issues, and “there may be some things we can do on immigration. You know, you got the Dreamers hanging out there.”
“I will be willing to work with the Biden administration, if he wins — and I’m not conceding that he will — in ways to make the country stronger,” Graham said, adding that Biden would have to decide if he wants to cut deals with Republicans.:
Biden win revives immigration talk | TheHill