Senate Democratic aides met informally with Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonaugh on Tuesday to gauge the prospects of the immigration compromise they had reached for President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better bill. While she didn’t endorse the proposal, she didn’t reject it, sources said to Axios. The measure passed the House last week with the compromise amendment that provides a 10-year parole for undocumented immigrants, with temporary work permits and deportation protections. The original proposal included a path to citizenship for approximately 8 million undocumented immigrants, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, temporary protected status (TPS) holders, farmworkers, and essential workers. MacDonough, a Senate staffer serving at the pleasure of Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, rejected that proposal. Democrats came up with a second alternative, which would have legalized millions of immigrants who entered the U.S. by 1972 to register for green cards. MacDonough also rejected that. Read more