By Kevin Stone | KTAR
One Arizona congressman said the American Dream and Promise Act was “right” and “smart.” Another called it “disastrous.”
As could be expected, local reaction to Tuesday’s vote on the HR 6 immigration bill was split along party lines.
Democratic Rep. Greg Stanton spoke on the floor in favor of the legislation before the House approved it by a 237-187 margin.
“We’re here today to pass a bill that will provide permanent protections and a pathway to citizenship for our Dreamers — a solution that is long overdue, one that will lift up 2 million people across the nation, for many, giving them a permanent place in the only home, the only country they have ever known,” the former mayor of Phoenix said.
