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June 14, 2013

Senate Rejects Amendment to Delay Legal Status for Immigrants 
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Senate lawmakers have rejected a measure by Republican Senator Chuck
Grassley to severely delay a path to citizenship for millions of
undocumented residents as part of the landmark immigration reform bill.
The Grassley amendment would have required officials to maintain
"effective control" of the entire U.S.-Mexico border for six months
before immigrants could apply for legal status. It's one of several bids
by Republican senators to increase border enforcement as part of
immigration reform.

 

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