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The bipartisan U.S. Senate panel's proposed bill that would bring about comprehensive immigration reform survived its first major test Thursday during its first day of consideration before the Senate Judiciary Committee, one that was largely split on the bill.
There are some mixed messages being sent from key Washington legislators regarding the chances that the compromise bill on immigration proposed by the "Gang of Eight" bipartisan senate panel will pass into law.
As the debate in Washington continues on the bipartisan U.S. Senate bill aiming to bring about comprehensive immigration reform, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives could be looking to bring a compromise bill of their own to the House floor for debate.
As legislators debate what to do with the proposed immigration bill in light of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects revealed to be immigrants, agricultural and farm workers along with gay rights groups are pushing their own agendas when it comes to passing immigration reform.
The unveiled legislation promising sweeping changes to the nation's immigration system Tuesday has the support of President Obama, but while the major judiciary hearings on the bill are just getting underway, opponents of the bill have wasted no time taking their shots at the new legislation.
With his panel's highly anticipated immigration bill rumored to be unveiled Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., took to the airwaves on Sunday to defend the bill.
As the immigration reform debate rages on in Washington, the Associated Press, one of the largest news organizations in the world, has decided to stop using the word "illegal" when it comes to describing undocumented immigrants.
Continuing his recent push to have Washington pass comprehensive immigration reform into law, President Obama told Univision Wednesday that he expects a bill on immigration overhaul to be ready by April.
While the Senate voted down an amendment that would prevent undocumented immigrants from getting health care as part of immigration reform, President Obama planned to push the immigration agenda during a naturalization ceremony Monday.
For politicians who have taken a side on immigration reform, it may as a relief for proponents on the issue that more Americans are starting to favor granting immigrants a path to citizenship, as a new survey shows.
As the debate on immigration reform continues, President Obama is "urgently awaiting" the bill that will bring about comprehensive immigration reform that is being worked on by the "Gang of Eight" bipartisan Senate panel.
As the debate on immigration reform rages on in Washington, new polls are indicating that more Americans are favoring stronger borders as a prerequisite to fixing the immigration system.
Even with the news of the sequester taking most of the headlines on Capitol Hill these days, immigration reform is still a hot topic and one prominent senator addressed how a new bill would not allow violent offenders to become U.S. citizens.
Two days after hundreds of detained immigrants held at detention facilities nationwide were released due to pending spending cuts, both Homeland Security Department and White House officials said they were not made aware of the decision to set those immigrants free.
In the wake of all the recent moves designed to bring changes to the nation's immigration laws, President Obama and an old political rival, U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., will meet next week to discuss the work on immigration overhaul.
