The bipartisan coalition behind a contentious overhaul of immigration laws stuck together on a critical early series of test votes Thursday, turning back challenges from conservative critics as the Senate Judiciary Committee refined legislation to secure the nation's borders and offer eventual citizenship to millions living illegally in the United States.
Coalition On Immigration Bill Clears First Tests
DAVID ESPO and ERICA WERNER, Associated Press, San Diego Union-Tribune Nation
Thu, 05/09/2013 - 1:12pm
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