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Senator Ted Cruz said allowing a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants will not move the immigration bill forward.

Analysis: On immigration bill, it’s Republican versus Republican

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It's up to the Republicans.  Whether a comprehensive immigration reform bill will reach President Obama's desk this year boils down to one fundamental thing - … Read More

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

Immigration bill confronts hundreds of amendments

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A landmark immigration bill in the Senate is facing a critical trial - whether it can survive hundreds of amendments from the left and right … Read More

The immigration bill drafted by the Senate Gang of Eight (some Senators in front row) will be debated starting Thursday.

On immigration, advocates readying for “big battle ahead”

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The bipartisan Senate "Gang of Eight" members are bracing for a "battle," says a Congressional aide familiar with negotiations, as the Senate Judiciary … Read More

The very conservative magazine "National Review" is slamming Senator Rubio for supporting immigration reform.

Conservative magazine cover slams Marco Rubio for supporting immigration reform

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Republican Florida Senator Marco Rubio is in the crosshairs of fellow conservatives for championing bipartisan immigration reform -  and he's targeted in the … Read More

In this Jan. 28, 2013, photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., right, and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, join a bipartisan group of leading senators to announce that they have reached agreement on the principles of sweeping legislation to rewrite the nation's immigration laws. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rubio seeks to boost border language in bill

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Marco Rubio says a new immigration bill he helped write needs stronger border security provisions or it will fail in the House and may … Read More

A group of conservative politicians have come out in support of immigration reform as long as the bill meets their standards.

As Senators sell sweeping immigration reform, will House break it up?

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Senate bill 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 -- more commonly referred to as the Senate Gang of Eight's … Read More

Most agree the Senate's sweeping immigration reform bill is a good first step in addressing the need to change current laws.

Despite concerns, Latinos say immigration bill is “a breakthrough moment”

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So it's out.  The eight Senators who came together from two different parties to fundamentally overhaul the nation's immigration laws have drafted a bill, … Read More

Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio on NBC's Meet the Press. (Courtesy William B Plowman, NBC)

Senator Marco Rubio: “What we have in place is horrible”; makes case for immigration bill

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Clearly gearing up for what will be an impassioned and tough immigration reform discussion in Congress, Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio spoke to host … Read More

Senate Judiciary Committee member, freshman Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas uses a life size photo of a Remington 750, a popular hunting rifle, to make a point about the proposed ban on certain kinds of guns, during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on what lawmakers should do to curb gun violence on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rubio, Cruz pledge to oppose, filibuster gun control legislation

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Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio are threatening to use the practice of filibustering - talking for hours on the Senate floor so that a bill either … Read More

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

Gang of Eight will meet immigration timeline, says aide

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -A day after a key Senate committee chairman criticized bipartisan negotiators working on an immigration bill for being too slow, a Senate aide … Read More