If the Senators follow through with the work that has begun, we expect they will introduce a bill that will have at its core a legalization program for the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in this country. What is wrapped around that core is the subject of the negotiations now taking place. Whatever emerges, though, will contain a mix of enforcement and progressive policy changes that the Senators believe will allow them to gain the support of 60 Republican and Democratic Senators. That necessarily means the bill will contain elements that would not be included if we were trying to pass a bill in a body consisting entirely of immigration reform advocates.
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[posted by Maria Rohani]
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