Thursday, February 10, 2011

Senators look for immigration deal

Immigration reform is 'in the infant stage,' Lindsey Graham said.

By Carrie Budoff Brown, Politico.com
February 7, 2011

Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) have rekindled their alliance on immigration reform, taking some early steps to test the political will for addressing the contentious issue this year.

Their call list hasn’t focused so much on House and Senate members who’ve been reliable pro-immigration votes in the past. Instead, they’re looking to a strange-bedfellows mix of conservative and liberal constituencies that can provide a “safety net” of support, as Graham put it, once the issue heats up. [...]

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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/48956.html

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