Espaillat, Hispanic Democrats warn of the perils of dropping immigration proposals from Biden’s domestic spending bill

Reps. Luis J. Correa (D-Calif.), Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) and Garcia are pressuring leaders to include reforms after reiterating their threat to vote against the sweeping $1.75 trillion economic and social spending package if it does not include some immigration policies.

In an interview, Espaillat said he and his colleagues are in discussion with moderate Democrats to hear them out on their electoral concerns but also to convince them that changing the registry date, or granting undocumented immigrants work permits instead, would benefit the economy.