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Immigration Bill Walks Fine Line

Senate coalition sees its bipartisan brainchild grow from concept to pending legislation

By Ben Worthen, Newser User

Posted Jun 4, 2007 12:30 PM CDT

(Newser) – The "grand bargain"—the compromise on which the proposed immigration bill turns—is the product of a process that saw senators from every point on the political compass unite around a common goal. With the senate scheduled to take up the legislation this... Read full story »

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Senate coalition sees its bipartisan brainchild grow from concept to pending legislation

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