With illegal border crossings having slowed to a manageable trickle under the second Trump administration, some Republicans in Congress have decided to do the most Republican thing ever: Propose a mass amnesty that would stop the deportation of the majority of illegal aliens.
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Rep. Maria Salazar (R-FL), Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), and others joined with Democrats to introduce the bipartisan “Dignity Act,” which would essentially legalize every illegal immigrant in the country who entered before 2021. Think DACA, but for every person who has crossed the border illegally.
I joined NBC’s Meet the Press yesterday to talk about the Dignity Act of 2025, the groundbreaking immigration proposal I introduced yesterday.
It’s time to do what is right for our economy and our security as a nation. Immigration is the top issue facing our country and… pic.twitter.com/YCZrKVOAQm
— Rep. María Elvira Salazar (@RepMariaSalazar) July 16, 2025
Here’s the list of GOP cosponsors