BBB is dead. Immigration Reform is dead for 2022 and possibly for entire Biden administration.
Immigration reform was almost done deal until last month. BBB was supposed to be pretty close to passing and later it was blamed on Manchin for not passing.
I have credible news, that BBB is over and White House is no more enthusiastic about the bill. The priorities for the WH is to continue spending money while controlling inflation now and the laws of economics are catching up with all the woke spending.
Biden’s advisors have told him to not go after BBB spending now as it will further increase inflation and hurt re-election chances of all Democrats in an election year.
Immigration especially is something that Biden sees at his weakness. While his supporters claim he is “pro immigration”, in reality he needs the votes of socialist nativists who are firmly behind Trump as of now.
There are rumors that Biden will do some executive action around immigrants but it remains to be seen what that action will be.
BBB will pass, but a Manchin version without CTC which will be a standalone bill. Wether all immigration provisions still remain, remains to be seen.