As Immigration Plan Folded, Grass Roots Roared
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The legislation sparked a furious rebellion among voters linked by the Web and encouraged by radio.
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A sharply divided U.S. Senate on Thursday threw into doubt the fate of the plan backed by President George W. Bush to revamp U.S. immigration laws and left lawmakers scrambling to salvage the fragile deal.
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The White House and senators from both parties mapped out possible changes to the stalled immigration bill.
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The proposed reform of the US's crisis-hit immigration system was in tatters today after a comprehensive defeat in the Senate.
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Various groups had complained about provisions of a comprehensive immigration bill, but when it appeared to be dying, they were flummoxed.
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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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The stalemate between the House and Senate on immigration reform is riling US voters.
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Supporters of the anti-illegal immigration measure adopted in Prince William County last week have argued that its most important purpose is to send a powerful signal to the county's mostly Latino illegal immigrants that they are no longer welcome.
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The plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system survived its most serious challenges yesterday, when the Senate defeated amendments to disqualify hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants from legalization and to extend visas to hundreds of thousands more relatives of U.S. citizens and...
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Doubt grew Tuesday over the fate of a crucial US Senate bill which grants a path to citizenship for around 12 million illegal immigrants, as partisan sniping broke out over the timing of votes.
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A new federal rule intended to keep illegal immigrants from receiving Medicaid has instead shut out tens of thousands of U.S. citizens.
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The day after the Senate failed to move on a proposal for a broad change in immigration law, it was a time to take stock of the debate.
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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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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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President Bush faces a major rebellion within his own party if he follows through on a promise to push legislation that would offer millions of illegal immigrants a path to U.S. citizenship.
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Republican presidential hopefuls show little party unity over the immigration bill in the Senate.
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Viewpoint: The latest deal on immigration policy addresses some of the problems -- but won't change much