Immigration Bill Passes Key Vote in Senate

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Immigration Bill Passes Key Vote in Senate

The border security amendment cleared a procedural hurdle by a 67-27 vote. This amendment is seen as key to the passage of a bill supported by President Obama.

This bill would grant legal status to millions of undocumented foreigners who also would be put on a 13-year path to citizenship.

Last week, a small group of senators reached a deal on strengthening border security requirements of the bill by authorizing the hiring of 20,000 more law enforcement agents over the next 10 years and...

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