Bipartisan Lawmakers Propose New Immigration Protections and Pathways

A bipartisan bill called the Dignity Act of 2025, introduced by Reps. Salazar and Escobar, aims to provide legal status for certain undocumented immigrants in the U.S. who arrived before 2021, allowing them to work legally for up to seven years without a path to citizenship, while also increasing border security and employer verification measures, as a response to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.