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US Senate leader’s new immigration Bill plans

The us senate majority leader is hoping to revive an immigration Bill that would tighten border security while giving illegal immigrants a chance at citizenship, senate Republican aides say.

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The us senate majority leader is hoping to revive an immigration Bill that would tighten border security while giving illegal immigrants a chance at citizenship, senate Republican aides say.

In a gesture to conservative critics of the measure, majority leader Bill Frist and other Republicans also intend to seek roughly $2 billion in immediate additional to protect us borders.

Aides said Frist hopes to pass the Bill by the end of May. A sweeping immigration Bill was gridlocked as lawmakers left town two weeks ago after Frist and senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada failed to agree on a procedure for voting on amendments sought by Republicans who opposed the citizenship aspect of the Bill.

A spokesman for Reid said in a statement last night, “Democrats will strongly support efforts to secure our borders, but under President Bush our immigration system has become broken.” He said the only way to fix the system is for Bush, Frist and Sen John McCain of Arizona “to stand up to the right wing of their party” and work

with Democrats.

 

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