Bipartisan Immigration Bills Proposed by House Members.

Two Latina congresswomen, Rep. María Salazar, R-Fla., and Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, proposed a bipartisan immigration bill called "The Dignity Act" that would create a 12-year, two-part path to legal status and require the border to be declared secure before anyone on the path is granted legal status. The bill would allow people in the country illegally to work and not be deported, speed up the asylum process, and dock the pay of people without permanent legal status to fund border infrastructure. The bill has tougher measures and higher penalties than a Republican border security bill approved by the House on May 11.