Skeptical Senate focuses on immigration - again
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In a key vote, senators agree to reopen debate. But the fate of 27 amendments will determine whether the measure wins final passage.
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As Congress reconvenes this week, businesses and their lobbyists are gearing up to fight a series of proposed changes to immigration law that they say will complicate hiring.
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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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For weeks, U.S. senators wrestled among themselves and with White House officials over the question of what mix of skills, background and experience prospective immigrants should bring to their new country.
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In speech to conservatives, senator confronts critics over issues such as immigration head on.
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In a rare visit to Capitol Hill, President Bush pressed Republican senators yesterday to resurrect the compromise overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, but many of the senators instead demanded that his administration first show a more determined commitment to border security.
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Senators expressed deep skepticism  on Thursday at President Bush&#39;s nomination of a &quot;war czar&quot; for  Iraq and Afghanistan, saying it muddled the White House chain  of command but likely signaled no strategy change.
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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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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 of the immigration overhaul package, which failed to come up for a vote in the Senate last week, will try to resurrect the legislation.
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U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday accused Democrats of trying to rush a vote on immigration reform, casting doubt on the fate of the White House-backed bill that would tighten border security and legalize millions of illegal immigrants.
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Key Republican and Democratic senators are reaching for a deal to resurrect their stalled immigration compromise by requiring that some $4 billion be spent on border security and workplace enforcement.
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For senators with presidential aspirations, 2007 looms like a potential minefield.
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After a week at home with their constituents, the Senate architects of a delicate immigration compromise are increasingly convinced they will hold together this week to pass an  overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, with momentum building behind one unifying theme: Today's immigration system is...
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A sharply divided Senate on Thursday threw into doubt the fate of the plan backed by President George W. Bush to revamp U.S. immigration laws.
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Senate Republicans are facing off against the White House in an effort to block a controversial immigration bill
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The Senate yesterday turned back a series of amendments from both parties aimed at substantially altering controversial immigration legislation, but the bill shed supporters as it became mired in procedural problems that left backers concerned about its prospects.