"Immigration deal would double size of Border Patrol" Politico Jun 20 politico/story/2013/06/immigration-bill-border-security-93098.html?hp=l1 "Two Republican senators unveiled an amendment on Thursday to strengthen the border security provisions of the Gang of Eight’s bipartisan immigration bill. The amendment will help bring aboard swing senators and removes a major impediment to passing the Senate’s immigration reform bill before the July 4th recess. Sens. John Hoeven (N.D.) and Bob Corker’s (Tenn.) amendment will require that border security be toughened before 11 million undocumented immigrants can pursue green card status, a key requirement of some Republicans. . . . "
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