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June 25, 2013

Senate Backs Amendment to Increase Border Enforcement in Immigration Bill 
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Senate lawmakers have backed an amendment to the immigration reform bill
that would dramatically increase enforcement along the U.S.-Mexico
border. The proposal by Republican senators Bob Corker and John Hoeven
would nearly double the number of border agents, expand the use of
drones and construct hundreds of miles of border fencing. In total, the
plan would cost roughly $40 billion over the next decade. The proposal
reportedly spurred roughly a dozen Republicans to throw support behind a
reform bill that would extend an eventual path to citizenship to
millions of undocumented people.

 

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