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Calista241

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Sun Feb 11, 2018, 09:14 PM Feb 2018

GOP senators to introduce immigration plan mirroring Trump framework [View all]

Source: The Hill

A group of GOP senators are preparing to introduce an immigration plan that lines up with President Trump's framework as the Senate barrels toward a heated debate over the issue.

Seven GOP senators, led by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), will file the bill, known as the Secure and Succeed Act, on Monday.

"Our proposal is supported by the President, who’s come a long way to reach a compromise. This is the only Senate proposal that has any chance of passing the House and being signed into law," Grassley said in a statement.

The legislation mirrors Trump's framework by offering a path to citizenship for roughly 1.8 million immigrants brought into the country as children illegally in exchange for $25 billion in border security.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/373369-gop-senators-to-introduce-immigration-plan-mirroring-trump-framework

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