250K Dreamers would be protected from deportation under big-name bipartisan effort

Bipartisan immigration bill aims to shield children of visa-holding foreign nationals from losing legal status due to green card backlogs and aging out provisions.

Sens. Alex Padilla, left, and Dick Durbin, right, in Washington D.C. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

"They shouldn’t be penalized by the government’s failures in addressing green card backlogs. The America’s Children Act provides targeted relief for these children of merit-based immigrants who are at risk of ‘aging out’ of their lawful immigration status, and I’m pleased to join Sen. Padilla in introducing this bill," Paul said in a statement.

A handful of other Republicans signed onto the bill, including Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska – a frequent Trump critic – along with Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, John Rutherford of Florida; Sens. John Curtis of Utah, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine.

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