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| Senate approves Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill |
| May 26, 2006 |
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| The Senate yesterday approved, by a vote of 62-36, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 (S. 2611). The bill sets the stage for a Senate-House showdown as the bill will now have to be harmonized with the bill (H.R. 4437) passed by the House in December. |
| Senate votes on amendments to Immigration Reform Bill |
| May 18, 2006 |
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| Senators continued the debate on the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 (S. 2611) popularly known as the “Hagel-Martinez compromise” yesterday. More discussions and amendments are likely to follow today. |
| President urges Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform |
| April 06, 2006 |
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| U.S. President George Bush has urged the Congress to continue to work toward passing a comprehensive bill. In a press released issued by the White House, the President has termed the ongoing debate as “vital” and has urged the senators to come to a conclusion quickly. |
| President Bush pushes Immigration Reform |
| March 29, 2006 |
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| The President said that “Congress needs to pass a comprehensive bill that secures the border, improves interior enforcement, and creates a temporary worker program to strengthen our security and our economy.” |
| Senate Judiciary Committee passes Immigration Reform Bill |
| March 28, 2006 |
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| Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee worked all day on March 27 to report out of committee a comprehensive bill to reform the immigration laws. By a vote of 12-6, the Committee approved the Chairman's proposal as amended by the Senators on the Committee. |
| Comprehensive Immigration Reform debate begins today |
| March 02, 2006 |
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| The much awaited Senate debate on comprehensive immigration reform begins today. The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold executive business meetings ("mark-up") to consider the comprehensive immigration reform bill proposed by Chairman Arlen Specter. |
| Sensenbrenner’s Immigration Control bill hots-up immigration debate |
| December 21, 2005 |
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| Last week witnessed the passing of H.R. 4337, the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Bill in the House by a vote of 239 to 182. The bill seeks to make illegal stay in the U.S. a felony punishable by law, barring the criminal from legally reentering the U.S. |
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