DIGNITY Act debate: What’s in the bill raising concerns on amnesty and enforcement
By Brianna Lyman | Commentary, The Federalist
I read the bill. And frankly, it might be worse than just amnesty.
Despite President Donald Trump winning on the promise of “mass deportations,” a handful of spineless Republicans, alongside Democrats, are trying to push a mass amnesty act known as the DIGNIDAD Act — or, for English speakers, the DIGNITY Act.
The legislation is billed as not being amnesty, but would give millions of illegal aliens — both so-called DREAMers/DACA and non-DREAMers/DACA — a legal status. But co-sponsor Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., insists it’s not amnesty, so much so that she’s screaming at people on X to “READ. THE. BILL. BEFORE. YOU. OPEN. YOUR. MOUTH.”
So I read the bill.
And frankly, it might be worse than just a...