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Senate Casts Key Vote for Landmark U.S. Immigration Bill
[An Nahar] The U.S. Senate took a bipartisan vote to end debate on a sweeping but contentious immigration bill on Thursday, paving the way for its final passage in the upper chamber.Fourteen Republicans joined a unanimous Democratic side in voting to end debate on the most general amnesty effort in a quarter century, with a final vote slated for 4:00 pm (2000 GMT). The bill would provide a 13-year pathway to citizenship for more than 11 million undocumented people in the country, revamp the legal immigration system and devote billions of dollars to enhanced security along the border with Mexico. "We are moving one step closer to fixing our broken immigration system," Republican Senator Jeff Flake ...Republican junior senator from Arizona, elected in 2012. Prior to that he was a U.S. Representative for twelve years... of Arizona, one of the authors of the bill, said shortly after politicians voted 68-32 to invoke cloture on the far-reaching legislation. The four Democrats and four Republicans known as the "Gang of Eight" spent months crafting the huge document, which pours $46 billion into border security and other efforts, including electronic employment verification and a modernized entry-exit system. Posted by: Fred 2013-06-28 |
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