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    May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Immigration bill a testament to compromise

    The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to send the bipartisan immigration bill — more formally known as the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernizing Act — to the full Senate. The 800-plus page bill is by far the most ambitious attempt to overhaul the nation's immigration system in nearly three decades. The version that will reach the floor is, not surprisingly, imperfect, but the fact that it emerged from committee at all, and largely intact, is a testament to both political parties' willingness to compromise — a characteristic that has been in short supply in Washington for a long time.
    The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to send the bipartisan immigration bill — more formally known as the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernizing Act — to the full Senate. The 800-plus page bill is by far...

    Tags: Politics, Justice System, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary

    2. May 22, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  2. LGBT activists in Doral protest Rubio after gay couples left out of immigration plan

    The Miami Herald
    MIAMI Gay activists gathered Wednesday in front of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio's Doral office to protest the Senate Judiciary Committee's failure to include undocumented gay foreign nationals in a bipartisan immigration reform bill the panel approved late...

    Tags: Social Issues, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Labor Legislation, Memorial Day, U.S. Congress

    3. May 22, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  3. U.S. for first time acknowledges role in deaths of Americans in drone strikes

    McClatchy Washington Bureau
    WASHINGTON The Obama administration confirmed for the first time on Wednesday that four Americans have died in U.S. drone strikes since 2009, but it sought to justify the killing of only one a senior leader of al-Qaida's Yemen-based affiliate and said...

    Tags: Government, Labor Legislation, Rand Paul, Yemen, Human Rights

    4. May 22, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. Immigration bill gets Senate boost; House effort teetering

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporters of U.S. immigration reform are hoping that the smooth and drama-free passage of their legislation through a Senate committee - a departure from almost everything that has happened in Congress over the past four years - will boost the likelihood of the bill winning full Senate approval.
    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporters of U.S. immigration reform are hoping that the smooth and drama-free passage of their legislation through a Senate committee - a departure from almost everything that has happened in Congress over the past four years -...

    Tags: Social Issues, Small Businesses, Orrin Hatch, Raul Labrador, Business

    5. May 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Progress on immigration

    Just when Washington looked like it was completely preoccupied with the scandals, real and imaginary, swirling around the White House, a group of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate managed the unexpected (and, these days, extraordinary): They agreed on something. The vote Tuesday night in the Senate Judiciary Committee to forward to the floor a massive overhaul of the nation's immigration system was, to be sure, a small step and doesn't guarantee success in the full Senate, much less the House of Representatives. But it is, at least, a hopeful sign that gridlock in this divided government is not inevitable.
    Just when Washington looked like it was completely preoccupied with the scandals, real and imaginary, swirling around the White House, a group of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate managed the unexpected (and, these days, extraordinary): They...

    Tags: John Boehner, Demographics, Social Issues, Orrin Hatch, Chuck Schumer

    6. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Immigration bill clears hurdle in Senate

    WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, setting the stage for a debate next month that could lead to the biggest victory for advocates of immigrant rights in a generation.
    WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, setting the stage for a debate next month that could lead to the biggest victory for...

    Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Orrin Hatch, Harry Reid, Labor Legislation, Chuck Schumer

    7. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Immigration reform: Closer to reality or destined for failure?

    Oh, how much things have changed in just a few months. Last May, Republicans and Democrats couldn't agree on any aspect of immigration reform. But on Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a far-reaching immigration bill, clearing the way for a debate in the full Senate.
    Oh, how much things have changed in just a few months. Last May, Republicans and Democrats couldn't agree on any aspect of immigration reform. But on Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a far-reaching immigration bill, clearing the way for a...

    Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, Politics, Justice System

    8. May 21, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  8. Senate panel approves immigration bill

    <span style="font-size: small;">WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses.</span>
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly...

    Tags: Orrin Hatch, Labor Legislation, Chuck Schumer, Republican Party, Migration

    9. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Immigration reform bill heads to full Senate

    WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation’s immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, but not before tilting the bill to the political right with amendments designed to...

    Tags: DREAM Act, Orrin Hatch, Labor Legislation, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer

    10. May 21, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  10. Senator pulls same-sex proposal for immigration bill

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An influential Democratic senator on Tuesday withdrew a proposal to allow U.S. citizens to petition for their same-sex spouses to immigrate to the United States, in an effort to maintain support for a broad immigration bill....

    Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Justice System, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Social Issues

    11. May 21, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  11. Senator pulls same-sex proposal for U.S. immigration bill

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - An influential Democratic senator on Tuesday withdrew a proposal to allow U.S. citizens to petition for their same-sex spouses to immigrate to the United States, in an effort to maintain support for a broad immigration bill....

    Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Justice System, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Social Issues

    12. May 21, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  12. An Alabama senator's lost cause

    WASHINGTON — Not since George Wallace, perhaps, has an Alabamian taken as passionate a stand for a lost cause as the one Jeff Sessions is taking now. Bipartisan immigration legislation is making its way inexorably through the Senate Judiciary...

    Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Orrin Hatch, Jeff Sessions, Chuck Schumer, Personal Income

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