Only those people who entered the US illegally before 2010 would be eligible for legalization, under an amendment from Sen. Mike Lee (R) of Utah. Currently, the bill allows eligibility for people who arrived here before 2012.
Although net illegal migration to the US has been small during the past several years, several hundred thousand people come and go from the nation, immigration advocates say. They want people who came to America illegally in 2012 and 2013 to be eligible for legalization, too, arguing that leaving some in the shadows will continue many of the problems that exist today.
