You're mistaken.
The original bill had a felon provision. The House Repulicans later moved to remove it. Most voted to remove it, but most Democrats voted to keep it in.
The Senate version makes the crime a misdemeanor, but hard to figure out in that bill who could be breaking the law!
" The Senate version makes the crime a misdemeanor,..."
This is not going to pacify the amnesty crowd. I doubt most illegals would know the difference between a felony and a misdemeanor .
The Democrats will keep hawking the " crime " angle to scare their illegal constituents -regardless of any toothless provisions the clueless Republicans add.
Asking law breakers to please learn to speak English and brush after every meal is insulting to the rest of us poor schmucks who are actually dumb enough to abide by the laws of the US.
Anything short of the red carpet is unacceptable to the Democrats and their base of illegals .