Who said Obama’s inauguration speech didn’t call for bipartisanship to fix America’s problems?
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A group of Republican and Democrat senators has agreed on a set of principles for an overhaul of the immigration system, just a day before President Obama is scheduled to speak about immigration reform in Las Vegas.
The new bill includes a pathway to American citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants that would hinge on progress in securing the borders and ensuring that foreigners leave the country when their visas expire.
According to the NY Times:
The senators were able to reach a deal by incorporating the Democrats’ insistence on a single comprehensive bill that would not deny eventual citizenship to illegal immigrants, with Republican demands that strong border and interior enforcement had to be clearly in place before Congress could consider legal status for illegal immigrants.
According to a five-page draft of the plan obtained by The New York Times on Sunday, the eight senators — including Mr. McCain; Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York; and Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina — have agreed to address the failings of the immigration system in one comprehensive measure, rather than in smaller pieces, and to offer a “tough, fair and practical road map” that would eventually lead to a chance at citizenship for nearly all of the immigrants here illegally.
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The plan is set to be unveiled today; a move that will allow them to stake out their position on immigration.
Lawmakers are said to be optimistic about the plan, following the failure of a similar one in 2010.
Looks like we’re moving forward. Are we moving in the right way towards immigration reform?
SOURCE: NY Times
