US Senate revives migration plan
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The US Senate votes to revive discussion of immigration legislation backed by President Bush.
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A bill authorizing construction of a   fence along the U.S. border with Mexico advanced in the U.S.   Senate on Thursday as Republican backers pushed to get an   immigration measure to President George W. Bush desk before the   November 7 elections.
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Proposed bills would create a guest-worker program and a path to citizenship for illegal migrants.
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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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Legislation to overhaul the nation's immigration laws cleared a key hurdle yesterday when the Senate voted 64 to 35 to take up the measure again after a nearly three-week break. But opponents of the proposal insisted they would scuttle it by week's end.
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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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Many illegal immigrants seeking lawful status in the United States would have to leave the country, at least briefly, under legislation being debated in the Senate.
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A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday voted to put off until mid-2009 passport requirements for U.S. travelers entering the United States by land or sea from Canada and other neighboring countries.
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Iraq's parliament adopted legislation Saturday on the reinstatement of former Baath party supporters to government jobs, a benchmark sought by the United States as a key step toward national reconciliation.
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Three major technology trade groups urged the U.S. Senate on Friday to resurrect a wide-ranging immigration reform bill that would expand a controversial skilled-worker visa program.
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Senate leaders vowed Thursday night to revive stalled immigration legislation as soon as next week, capping a furious rescue attempt led by President Bush.
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The U.S. Senate approved a bill on  Thursday that was sought by business to curb class action  lawsuits and is part of President Bush's drive to overhaul the  civil justice system.
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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 Senate on Monday set its sights on passing a bill granting legal status to 12 million illegal immigrants, despite claims by opponents that the move is tantamount to a mass amnesty.
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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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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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The Senate is headed for a showdown over immigration reform on Tuesday when lawmakers vote on whether to revive a bill that would legalize millions of unlawful immigrants.