Pivotal vote looms on immigration
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Senators urging the passage of a bill that would legalize millions of illegal immigrants hope to revive bipartisan support for the embattled measure and push it to passage by week's end.
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The Senate's revived legislation to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants faces a critical test Thursday after surviving potentially fatal challenges.
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Immigration protests that drew hundreds of thousands of flag-waving demonstrators to the nation's streets last spring promised a potent political legacy &#151; a surge of new Hispanic voters.
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Most limit such voting to local elections and legal immigrants. But state legislatures often intercede.
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An immigration bill, expected to pass, requires knowledge of French and proof of support.
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Landmark legislation to secure U.S. borders and offer millions of illegal immigrants a share of the American dream cleared the Senate on Thursday, a rare election-year reach across party lines and a triumph for President Bush.
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Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist on Sunday said he wants a Senate vote soon on an immigration bill focusing primarily on border security, but acknowledged that quick passage is doubtful.
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Voters will decide on September 26 whether to make it easier for young foreigners to obtain a Swiss passport.
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Region's foreign-born communities have grown so rapidly that their ballots could be decisive in Tuesday's Potomac Primary.
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The deciding votes in this critical battleground state could be cast long before President Bush and Sen. John Kerry make their final pleas to voters.
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The US Senate voted on Tuesday to resurrect a bitterly divisive immigration bill, but the last-ditch effort to offer legal status to 12 million illegal immigrants still faced huge obstacles.
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Conservative Republican senators and a handful of Democrats are trying to put a final knife in President Bush's plan for legalizing millions of unlawful immigrants.
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The Senate drove a stake Thursday through President Bush's plan to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants, likely postponing major action on immigration until after the 2008 elections.
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Determined to make sure their voices count, some American expatriates who missed registration deadlines or are worried about the reliability of absentee ballots are flying home next week just to vote.
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The Virginia House of Delegates approved a bill yesterday to address illegal immigration. Other bills under consideration by the General Assembly would:
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The best chance to overhaul immigration this year  -  depends in large part on how effective the Congressional "Gang of 12" is in insulating the plan from major changes
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Americans abroad are registering in record numbers, and their votes could swing the U.S. election