Which undocumented immigrants would be left out with the Registry Law

Democratic congressmen are preparing their plan B to try to move forward with a proposal that will open the path to citizenship for millions of undocumented people, but not all could be benefited.

Although it is unknown what the proposal would be, Senator Bob Menéndez (New Jersey) announced that there is support to change the date of the Registry Law , a 1929 regulation that has been modified several times to protect the undocumented.

An analysis by journalist Jorge Cancino, an immigration expert at Univision , estimated that around nine million undocumented immigrants could benefit, if the congressmen changed the registration date to 2010.

However, it is also analyzed that the new date is to benefit those who arrived in the United States before 2000, which would considerably reduce the number of beneficiaries, that is, 5.4 million.

"The AIC report indicates that '47% percent of undocumented immigrants in the United States in 2018 (5.4 million people) had arrived before 2000. Another 37% (4.2 million) had arrived between 2000 and 2009 '", he quotes the television report.

Lilia Velásquez, an adjunct professor at the University of California San Diego School of Law, told Univision that it was "a good idea" to use that law to help undocumented immigrants, but the change in date would determine who it would be granted to. the "green card".

“Everything will depend on how they do it and get the necessary votes to modify the registration date. Without a doubt it is a good idea ”, he expressed.

After Congresswoman  Elizabeth MacDonough refused to integrate an immigrant plan into the Reconciliation process, Democrats are looking at other plans, including the Registration Act.

“ Congress has updated the immigration registration process throughout its history.  Congress has advanced the entry deadline several times, so that newcomers are eligible to benefit, and has made minor adjustments to the eligibility requirements, ”reports an analysis by FWD.us.

Currently that law is in force, but only for those who came to the US before 1972, in addition to the rules, they rule out immigrants who have committed a crime.

Democrats are expected to unveil the new plan to move forward with some form of immigration reform the following week.