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Senate sets Monday vote in key test for immigration bill
Source: Reuters
Senate sets Monday vote in key test for immigration bill
By Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON | Fri Jun 21, 2013 5:23pm EDT
(Reuters) - A landmark immigration bill appears headed toward passage next week in the U.S. Senate, where a test vote is set for Monday on a border-security deal designed to bolster Republican support.
The Democratic-led Senate is expected to pass the White House-backed bill and send it to the Republican-led House of Representatives, where it faces more resistance, especially over a provision that would provide a pathway to citizenship for up to 11 million illegal immigrants living in the United States.
Clearly confident of the outcome, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Friday, "Next week we're going to add immigration as another example on how we get things done" in the Senate with bipartisan collaboration.
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By Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON | Fri Jun 21, 2013 5:23pm EDT
(Reuters) - A landmark immigration bill appears headed toward passage next week in the U.S. Senate, where a test vote is set for Monday on a border-security deal designed to bolster Republican support.
The Democratic-led Senate is expected to pass the White House-backed bill and send it to the Republican-led House of Representatives, where it faces more resistance, especially over a provision that would provide a pathway to citizenship for up to 11 million illegal immigrants living in the United States.
Clearly confident of the outcome, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Friday, "Next week we're going to add immigration as another example on how we get things done" in the Senate with bipartisan collaboration.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/21/us-usa-immigration-idUSBRE95K10H20130621
