US lawmakers propose immigration reform deal
- Published: 29 Jan 2013 at 08.44
- Online news: World
A bipartisan group of top senators proposed a pathway to citizenship for many of the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States, a plan hailed by the White House.
Immigrants hold flags while waiting for a naturalization ceremony to become US citizens on January 28, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey. A bipartisan group of top senators proposed a pathway to citizenship for many of the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States, a plan hailed by the White House.
The proposal, made by four Democrats and four Republicans after weeks of talks, appears to be the most serious attempt at immigration reform since 2007, when then president George W. Bush's effort failed to get through Congress.
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