Wait extends into 2018 to determine fate of young immigrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants living here illegally and facing deportation will be decided next year, a Republican senator says.
Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake said Wednesday he received assurances from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., that the Senate will vote in January on bipartisan legislation. The promise came in talks with the GOP leader on Flake's backing for the tax bill.
"While I would have written a much different bill, this bill lowers the corporate tax rate in a manner that makes us globally competitive," Flake said in a statement. He said McConnell has made a commitment for a vote on the measure now being negotiated.