Immigration
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Immigration reform to be considered by lawmakers
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A key committee in the Republican-led House is preparing to cast its first votes on immigration this year, on a tough enforcement-focused measure that Democrats and immigrant groups are protesting loudly.
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Graham: Immigration overhaul will be factor in 2016 election
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Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina says his Republican Party would head into a "death spiral" if immigration legislation falls short.
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Inside Washington June 16, 2013
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This week on Inside Washington: A 29 year-old high school dropout gives up the NSA’s family jewels. What has happened to Americans’ cherished right to privacy?
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Activists hope for landmark immigration bill
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A day after the Senate advanced a landmark immigration bill, rights groups urge Obama to end the suffering.
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Immigration debate: Va. Gov. Tim Kaine delivers address in Spanish
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In Spanish and English, the Senate pushed contentious immigration legislation over an early procedural hurdle with deceptive ease on Tuesday.
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Senate votes to advance immigration bill
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The Senate has voted to advance a landmark immigration bill, clearing away the first procedural hurdle in front of legislation that would open the door to citizenship for millions.
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President Obama on immigration: Congress must act now on overhaul
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President Barack Obama says "the moment is now" for Congress to act to overhaul the nation's broken immigration laws.
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Obama pushing immigration overhaul by end of summer
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President Barack Obama says there's no reason Congress can't pass an immigration overhaul by the end of summer.
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D.C. council holds hearing on driver's licenses for illegal immigrants
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The D.C. council is holding a hearing on Thursday about a bill that would allow undocumented immigrants living in the city to obtain valid driver's licenses.
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Immigration reform: GOP won't protect undocumented youth from deportation
The GOP-controlled House voted Thursday to reject President Barack Obama's policy to end deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the country illegally who were brought to the United States as children.
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Immigration reform talks to end without bipartisan agreement
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Immigration reform talks among members of the House of Representatives are on the verge of collapse, ABC News says, and the two sides will likely break discussions without reaching an agreement.
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Immigration advocates call for asylum changes
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Immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands of more people who flee persecution in their home countries.
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Immigration bill approved by Senate panel
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The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved far-reaching immigration legislation that gives a chance at citizenship to millions living in the country illegally.
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e-Verify expansion plan voted down by Senate
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A move to expand the digital system that verifies employment eligibility for people in the United States has been voted down, Federal Computing Weekly says.
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Immigration bill survives early tests
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There are some signs of compromise on a push to provide a path to citizenship for as many as 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States.
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Mayor Vincent Gray wants access to licenses for immigrants
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People living in the country illegally would be able to get driver's licenses in the nation's capital under a bill that Mayor Vincent Gray plans to introduce.
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Specter of Boston hangs over Senate immigration hearing
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Tempers flared at a Senate hearing on immigration legislation Monday as a Republican senator objected to a Democrat's criticism of attempts by some to link the Boston Marathon bombings to the immigration bill.
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Boston bombings cast shadow over immigration bill
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The Boston Marathon bombings cast a shadow Friday over the start of debate on legislation to remake the U.S. immigration system, as some Republicans argued that the role of two immigrant suspects raised questions about gaps in the system
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