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Senate panel approves sweeping immigration reform bill
www.washingtonpost.com-May 22, 2013
A Senate committee approved a sweeping immigration reform bill Tuesday that would provide a path to citizenship for up to 11 million illegal immigrants, setting the stage for the full Senate to consider the landmark legislation next month.
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GOP senators’ assault shows tough path for immigration measure
www.washingtonpost.com-May 10, 2013
The difficult road ahead for comprehensive immigration reform became more evident Thursday as Republican critics mounted a sustained assault on the legislation, demanding that it include considerably greater border security measures before legalizing any undocumented immigrants.
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Senate begins amendment process on immigration bill
www.washingtonpost.com-May 09, 2013
The Senate opened formal debate Thursday on a comprehensive immigration reform proposal, launching the grueling process of amending a bill that could represent the most sweeping overhaul of the nation’s border control laws in nearly three decades.
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Obama prods liberals to give-and-take on Senate immigration bill
www.washingtonpost.com-May 02, 2013
President Obama is warning liberal supporters that their push to make changes in a comprehensive immigration bill could jeopardize the strategy of Senate leaders, who are aiming to win up to 70 votes for the measure.
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Immigration bill filed in Senate; opponents hope to use delays to kill it
www.washingtonpost.com-April 17, 2013
A bipartisan group of lawmakers formally filed an 844-page immigration bill on the Senate floor early Wednesday, setting the stage for months of public debate over the proposal.
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Rubio throwing support behind bipartisan immigration bill
www.washingtonpost.com-April 12, 2013
Look for Marco Rubio to throw his full support — and star power — behind the bipartisan immigration compromise bill that could be announced in the next several days. The question is, will his support for the far-reaching overhaul of the nation’s immigration system alienate the conservative wing of the party and damage Rubio’s chances at higher office, or will it help cement his position as a leading Republican candidate for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination?
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Effort to change immigration law sparks internal battle within GOP
www.washingtonpost.com-February 14, 2013
A new battle has flared inside the Republican Party in recent days as supporters of more-liberal immigration laws wage a behind-the-scenes campaign to discredit the influential advocacy groups that have long powered the GOP’s hard-line stance on the issue.
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Why immigration reform in 1986 fell short
www.washingtonpost.com-February 04, 2013
When Ronald Reagan signed a comprehensive immigration overhaul in 1986, he confidently predicted: “Future generations of Americans will be thankful for our efforts to humanely regain control of our borders and thereby preserve the value of one of the most sacred possessions of our people — American citizenship.”
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Citizenship question roils both parties as immigration debate gets underway
www.washingtonpost.com-February 01, 2013
Rising tensions over whether to give illegal immigrants a chance to pursue full citizenship could ruin what President Obama and congressional leaders agree is a pivotal moment in resolving long-
simmering problems in the country’s immigration system.
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Obama to announce his immigration reform plan, said to be more liberal than Senate effort
www.washingtonpost.com-January 29, 2013
The Obama administration has developed its own proposals for immigration reform that are more liberal than a separate bipartisan effort in the Senate, including a quicker path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, people with knowledge of the proposals said.
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