The US House has passed a bill that would create a pathway to citizenship for millions of "Dreamers," undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children, with bipartisan support, but it will likely face an uphill battle in the Senate.

The US House of Representatives voted to pass two bills that will grant a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who arrived in the country when they were children and for some migrant farmers.

Under the legislation, about 2.5 million "Dreamers" would be eligible for the pathway. Currently, no process to citizenship for "Dreamers" exists.  It would grant conditional permanent resident status for 10 years and cancel removal proceedings if people meet certain requirements. Those requirements include being physically present in the U.S. on or before Jan. 1, 2021, being 18 years old or younger on the initial date of entry into the U.S. and not having been convicted of crimes such as domestic violence, sexual assault or human trafficking.

If the bill gets approved by the Senate, Democrats will achieve the long-sought goal of delivering on their promise of legal status to the "Dreamers".

Legislative efforts made on March 18, are part of House Democrats' bigger endeavor to pass President Joe Biden's broad package to overhaul a broken immigration system for which the administration and congressional Democrats blamed on the Donald Trump administration. Also on March 18, the House passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act by a 247-174 vote, with 30 Republicans voting in support and one Democrat against. The bill would offer a path for seasonal migrant farm workers to get a US green card, and ultimately citizenship.

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