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The US Senate, after a decade of trying and failing, has passed a wide-ranging immigration bill that would put 11 million foreigners now living illegally in the United States on a path to American citizenship. The bill, backed by President Barack Obama, would invest $46bn in new funding to increase border security and revamp the US visa system. The Senate voted 68-32 for the bill, giving more than two-thirds support in the 100-member chamber. Earlier, backers said they were pushing to get 70 votes to help sway the more conservative House to consider it. But it faces strong opposition in the House of Representatives, where many Republicans oppose giving legal status and eventual citizenship to the 11 million illegal aliens in USA.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 21:42:47 +0000

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