Capitol Hill closes in on immigration reform
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Proposed bills would create a guest-worker program and a path to citizenship for illegal migrants.
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House Republicans seeking to build a pre-election record for getting tough on illegal immigration plan a new vote Thursday on a border fence proposal that won House approval last December.
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Latino elected officials from both parties are joining efforts to lobby Congress in support of immigration law reform.
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The House and Senate should vote on a compromise immigration bill before the November elections so voters can assess how their lawmakers did on the issue, House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner said Friday.
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A U.S. congressman tells the Tech Industry Summit that Congress could pass an immigration reform bill by July.
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Leading Republican and Democratic lawmakers continue to press for passage of a landmark bill to reform US intelligence agencies. The fate of the legislation appears to hinge on a few key
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Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) looks across the Capitol and sees a mess on immigration reform, something that was caused by a senatorial process that shut too many players out of what is hailed as the "grand bargain."
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A House subcommittee traveling the country for hearings about illegal immigration is asking local law enforcement officials to explain the challenges they face along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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The Senate debate over legalizing millions of immigrants is on hold as lawmakers brace for political blowback from unhappy liberals and conservatives.
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President Bush went to Capitol Hill today to persuade his own party to move forward on immigration legislation that he said enforces U.S. borders and workplaces. Republicans opposing the bill say it amounts to amnesty for people who entered the country illegally. "I believe without the bill, it's going to be harder to enforce the border," Bush said. "The status quo is unacceptable."
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The House of Representatives was poised Tuesday to pass a sweeping restructuring of the US intelligence community, removing the final obstacle to legislation that lawmakers say
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Several thousand immigrants and   their supporters -- far fewer than predicted -- rallied before   the U.S. Capitol on Thursday to urge Congress to make   citizenship possible for those who have entered the country   illegally.
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The US House of Representatives passes tough legislation against immigration.
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Lawmakers pushed to finish work Friday on legislation focused on national defense, Iraq, terrorism and illegal immigration as Republicans pinned their hopes for keeping control of Congress on making national security the theme of the Nov. 7 election.
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Making it easier to deport immigrants seeking political asylum will get a vote in the House this week, a few days after a federal commission said that many of them already are being treated like criminals.
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The day after the Senate failed to move on a proposal for a broad change in immigration law, it was time to take stock.
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Backers of a broad immigration overhaul on Friday began efforts to revive the stalled bipartisan package in the U.S. Senate amid partisan bickering over who is to blame for the bill's failure.