Immigration Bill Facing Showdown
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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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Supporters and opponents of liberalized   immigration laws bellowed at each other through bullhorns at a   rally in Phoenix on Monday as pressure on the U.S. Congress to   break a deadlock on an immigration overhaul gathered pace   nationwide.
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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 Senate should wrap up work on a sweeping overhaul of U.S. immigration laws before July 4, but its odds of passage remain uncertain, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says. President Bush's pledge to support $4.4 billion in additional border security funds has breathed new life into the bill, but critics of the legislation show no signs of quieting.
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Key elements of the bipartisan immigration measure that failed a crucial test vote in the Senate Thursday night:
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For all the controversy, immigration legislation is moving steadily through the Senate, shielded by a bipartisan coalition durable enough to defeat crippling amendments, shake off political warning shots and even recover from an occasional stumble.
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A broad bipartisan immigration deal was threatened Tuesday as the Senate prepared to vote on a Republican proposal to make it harder for millions of illegal immigrants to qualify for green cards.
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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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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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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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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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Waves of immigrants, scorned by many people, are so valued by U.S. business that the competition for them threatens the fragile immigration compromise in Congress.
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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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Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Friday defended his work on the immigration bill, rejecting a rival's claim that his work on the derailed measure undercuts his White House bid.
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It is a Texas showdown, a war of words over illegal immigration at the border.
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A White House-backed bill to revamp immigration laws stalled in the Senate on Thursday, handing President George W. Bush a major legislative setback.
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President Bush challenged lawmakers on Friday to pass an immigration bill that would legalize millions of unlawful immigrants despite the harsh criticism they're hearing from voters and interest groups on both sides of the issue.