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The Senate Judiciary Committee held its first meeting on the proposed Senate bill to revamp immigration reform.

In shadow of Boston manhunt, Senate immigration hearing previews tough road ahead

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As the nation was glued to the extraordinary events in Boston, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a shortened meeting on the recently introduced Senate … Read More

A bipartisan group of Senators including Robert Menendez and Marco Rubio presented their sweeping immigration reform proposal.

Gang of Eight Senators: We will fight for immigration reform

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Four Democratic and four Republican Senators - flanked by a varied group of  labor,business, civil and religious groups, and liberals and conservatives - came … Read More

Roberto Morales, 25, holds a sign representing a permanent resident card, while attending the "Rally for Citizenship" in support of immigration reform, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Making sense of the Senate and House proposals for immigration reform

By Alma Rosa Nieto, Immigration lawyer

For weeks now, details of the Senate and House plans have been leaked but neither bill has been introduced. There are similarities -- both plans calls for a … Read More

A group of moderate Democrats unveiled a set of immigration reform principles.

Moderate House Democrats outline immigration reform principles

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Today, a group of moderate Democrats, the New Democrat Coalition, unveiled a series of principles which they say mirror many of the main points already … Read More

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has just announced a new political advocacy group which calls for immigration reform.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg unveils pro-immigration advocacy group

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Call it "Facebook official" -- today Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg officially announced the launch of FWD.us, a political advocacy group whose first big … Read More

People participate in a protest march that organizers said was an attempt to get the U.S. Congress to say yes to immigration reform on April 6, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Raucous debate expected to follow introduction of immigration bill

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senators writing a comprehensive immigration bill hope to finish their work this week, opening what's sure to be a raucous public debate over … Read More

A new study shows that legalizing undocumented immigrants will help add to the Social Security coffers.

Four key points on why business and labor reached a deal on immigration

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The recent agreement between labor and business groups on a guest worker program for low-skilled labor has really carved a space for the Senate to proceed with … Read More

Sen. Michael Bennett, D-Colo. second right, speaks, as, from left, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., listen during a news conference after their tour of the Mexico border with the United States on Wednesday, March 27, 2013, in Nogales, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Immigration deal at hand, focus is on the details

By Phillip Elliot, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Big business and big labor have settled on a political framework for an immigration overhaul. Now, the lawmakers writing bipartisan … Read More

Rush Limbaugh and Donald Trump

Opinion: Limbaugh and Trump, the GOP would be better off without you

By Stephen A. Nuño

Someone in the GOP needs to put Rush Limbaugh and Donald Trump on a leash if the party expects to win any future presidential elections. Not only are they in … Read More

The Senate Gang of Eight's proposed immigration bill has spun hundreds of amendments.

“Gang of Eight” Senators quietly crafting immigration bill

By Erika Werner, The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The eight senators meet in private several times a week, alternating between Sen. John McCain's and Sen. Charles Schumer's offices. They sit … Read More