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Adita Chicas, left, and her son Jessy Chicas, 10, of Woodbridge, Va., cheer as they arrive at the "Rally for Citizenship" on Capitol, Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 10, 2013.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

AP: Immigration bill could exclude many

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bipartisan immigration bill soon to be introduced in the Senate could exclude hundreds of thousands of immigrants here illegally from ever … 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

The current family-based immigration system with preference to keep families together is under scrutiny over a more job-based system where skills would be the main driver. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Senate plan scrutinizes family-based immigration in favor of skill-based

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- If America is a nation of immigrants, it's also a nation of immigrants' husbands, wives, parents and children - and their brothers, sisters, … Read More

Sen. Menedez criticizes Sen. Flake over spring break joke

Menendez criticizes Flake over Castro brothers spring break joke

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When Senator Jeff Flake attempted a joke about hosting spring break in Cuba during the Secretary of State confirmation hearings, he received a few … Read More