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By Byron York | 06/20/13 12:35 AM
Senators seeking a solution to a deadlock over border security have reached a tentative agreement they believe could win the votes of a significant number of Republican lawmakers for the Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill. Republican Sens. John Hoeven and Bob Corker have been...
By Byron York | 06/18/13 10:35 AM
With a new poll showing falling support for the Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has announced an accelerated schedule in which the Senate would take a final, up-or-down vote on passing the bill by the end of next week. "I’m just telling...
By Byron York | 06/18/13 07:20 AM
As the Senate turns to full-time debate on the Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill, a new poll shows the barest of majorities supports the effort. In a new CNN survey, 51 percent of respondents said they support the bill, while 45 percent said they oppose it. That number is well...
By Byron York | 06/17/13 10:25 PM
As the Senate debate over the Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill reaches full speed this week, leading Democrats have pronounced the border security amendment proposed by Republican Sen. John Cornyn a “non-starter.” To break through what could become a deadlock, other GOP...
By Byron York | 06/17/13 07:10 PM
In an unguarded moment, Chuck Schumer confirms news reports that the southern border remains porous, with millions more expected to slip though in coming years. There was a striking moment in the Senate Judiciary Committee's debate on the Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill...
By Byron York | 06/16/13 09:30 PM
Supporters of the Senate Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill stress that currently-illegal immigrants will be required to undergo a thorough background check before winning legal status in the months after the bill is passed. “They will have to come forward and pass a rigorous...
By Byron York | 06/13/13 10:05 PM
Why is it necessary to legalize the roughly 11 million currently-illegal immigrants in the U.S. before newly enhanced border security and internal enforcement measures are in place? Sen. Marco Rubio, the leading Republican on the Senate’s Gang of Eight, says part of the reason is that the...
By Byron York | 06/13/13 07:20 PM
There's a fundamental conflict at the heart of the Senate debate over the Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill. Most Republicans believe a policy to integrate 11 million currently illegal immigrants into American society must be conditioned on stronger border security and internal...
By Byron York | 06/12/13 09:35 PM
Sen. Marco Rubio, the leading Republican behind the Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill, says he “probably should have been more artful in the use of terms” when he said in a Spanish-language interview last weekend that the bill first provides for legalization of the...
By Byron York | 06/12/13 10:15 AM
Sen. John Cornyn, the second-ranking Republican in the Senate, has just released his much-discussed amendment to the Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill. The amendment is extensive — 134 pages — and covers a number of areas in measuring and enhancing border security. But...
By Paul Bedard | 06/17/13
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By Paul Bedard | 06/19/13
Today, speaking at the Brandenburg Gate, President Obama paid appropriate tribute to the brave East Germans who rebelled 60 years ago against Communist dictatorship:
Read More...The Boston Marathon bombings highlighted, once again, the challenges of assimilating Muslim youth. And while the onus of accountability ought not rest exclusively on Muslim Americans, it...
Read More...The Obama administration announced on Tuesday that it was moving forward with its attempt to negotiate with the Taliban, which has opened a long-awaited political office in Doha, Qatar. The...
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