Padilla revives bill granting residency path for long-term undocumented immigrants

U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., reintroduced legislation that could open up a pathway to permanent residency for millions of undocumented immigrants amid ongoing immigration raids by the federal government.  

Padilla’s legislation, Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929, would update decades-old requirements to allow individuals who are not residents to qualify for permanent residency through a registry if they have lived in the country continuously for at least seven years.