The 12 Democratic holdouts on immigration

The House bill’s elimination of the diversity visa program, which awards roughly 50,000 visas annually to immigrants from countries underrepresented in the U.S, has drawn criticism from members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC).

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), a CBC member, won’t sign on to the bill because of these provisions, spokeswoman Stephanie Baez told The Hill.

Donald Payne (D-N.J.), another CBC member who is not a co-sponsor, said he supports the legislation. But he doesn’t think it’s comprehensive enough, especially in regards to diversity visas.

Many of the diversity visa recipients emigrate from African or Caribbean countries.