Immigration Bill May Settle Fence Fight
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A ragged fence and a canyon called Smugglers Gulch mark the westernmost stretch of the California-Mexico border, a favorite crossing point for illegal immigrants and drug runners.
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President George W. Bush on Thursday backed an attempt to jump-start stalled legislation to overhaul U.S. immigration laws by increasing spending on fencing and other border security measures.
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It is a Texas showdown, a war of words over illegal immigration at the border.
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A controversial immigration bill suffers a setback in the US Senate, as a bipartisan deal threatens to unravel.
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The Senate&#039;s effort to curb illegal immigration involves the hiring of 14,000 Border Patrol agents, more detention centers to hold illegal immigrants and 370 miles of fencing. But those get-tough provisions aren&#039;t generating much support from a key GOP lawmaker in the House &amp;#151; at least not when combined with a provision that would allow millions of illegal immigrants already in the country a chance to become U.S. citizens.
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A bill that would toughen border   security while giving millions of illegal immigrants a chance   to earn U.S. citizenship cleared key test votes in the U.S.   Senate on Wednesday, setting the stage for passage this week   and a big battle with the House of Representatives.
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House Republicans have inserted language into legislation revamping the U.S. intelligence system that would allow  the Homeland Security  secretary to waive any federal law interfering with construction of a 14-mile anti-immigration fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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The U.S. Senate on Friday  overwhelmingly agreed to authorize construction of a fence  along the U.S. border with Mexico, sending to President George  W. Bush before the November 7 elections a bill that Republicans  hope will showcase their efforts to stop illegal immigration.
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The Senate will consider a bill calling for erecting 700 miles of fencing on the U.S-Mexican border, a proposal that has been approved twice by the House.
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The Senate gave final approval last night to legislation authorizing the construction of 700 miles of double-layered fencing on the U.S.-Mexico border, shelving President Bush's vision of a comprehensive overhaul of U.S. immigration laws in favor of a vast barrier.
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The Senate may attach language to the immigration bill that would prohibit city councils from requiring home improvement stores to maintain orderly day labor sites
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Senate leaders announced an agreement this evening to put a comprehensive immigration bill back on track for further debate and possible passage.
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The US Congress Tuesday takes up a divisive bill balancing border security and the documentation of 12 million illegal aliens, in a make-or-break debate that could scuttle immigration reform until after the 2008 presidential election.
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Senior Mexican and US offiicials discuss border security and a proposed immigration deal.
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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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A sweeping immigration law overhaul   that would toughen border security and give millions of illegal   immigrants a chance to earn U.S. citizenship headed for Senate   passage on Thursday and backers prepared for a bruising battle   with the House of Representatives.
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President George W. Bush  signed a law on Wednesday that will pay for hundreds of miles  of new fences along the U.S.-Mexico border, a move against  illegal immigration that Republicans had sought before next  month's congressional elections.