(CNN) Democrats want recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to be able to work on Capitol Hill.

As President Donald Trump threatens to shut down the Southern border, a group of Democrats is pushing to make changes to a little-known law that keeps recipients of the DACA program from being able have paid internships and jobs in congressional offices in Washington.

Democratic Sens. Kamala Harris of California, Catherine Cortez-Masto of Nevada and Dick Durbin of Illinois will introduce legislation Wednesday that would overturn that law and allow DACA recipients to get paid on Capitol Hill.

The American Dream Employment Act will amend current law that says House and Senate employment is limited only to those who are US citizens or lawful permanent residents already moving toward citizenship

According to the Congressional Research Service, annual appropriations rules "restrict federal employment eligibility for most non-US citizens, including DACA recipients."

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