US Senate Launches Immigration Debate

The U.S. Senate voted 97 to 1 late Monday to begin an extensive debate on immigration reform, as partisan differences swiftly emerged on the scope and substance of what lawmakers hope to see in a final package.   “I hope this body can seize this opportunity and deliver real progress,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, said.   Days of freewheeling debate are expected as a deadline draws near for hundreds of thousands of young...

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