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| US senators unveil immigration refo |
| US senators unveil immigration reform deal
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 29-January-2013
4:7:39 AM |
| Leading Democratic and Republican senators pledged to propel far-reaching immigration legislation through the Senate by summer providing a possible path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people now in the US illegally.
The momentum for an immigration overhaul should get a further boost Tuesday when President Barack Obama travels to Las Vegas to lay out his proposals for immigration changes that are expected to be similar to the senators' proposals in many ways.
Administration officials said Obama would largely endorse the senators' efforts, though immigration advocates said they expected the president's own proposals to be more progressive than the Senate group, including a faster pathway to citizenship.
The senators on Monday acknowledged pitfalls that have doomed such efforts in the past, but they suggested that November's elections - with Hispanics voting heavily for Obama and other Democrats - could make this time different. Several prominent Republicans are arguing their party must get on board with immigration overhaul if they hope to make inroads with Hispanics, a burgeoning and increasingly crucial voting group.
Still, passage of the emotionally charged legislation by the Democratic-controlled Senate is far from assured, and a taller hurdle could come later in the House of Representatives, which is dominated by conservative Republicans who have shown little interest in immigration overhaul.
Besides the citizenship provision, the measure would increase border security, allow more temporary workers to stay and crack down on employers who would hire illegal immigrants. The plans are still short on detail, and all the senators conceded that months of tedious and politically treacherous negotiations lie ahead.
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