The Senate voted against ending debate on the immigration bill.
The fate of the bi-partisan immigration bill is now in doubt after a major setback in the Senate. On Thursday Senators rejected a motion to end debate and put the bill to a final vote. The move followed dozens of amendments that included cutting the size of a guest worker provision in half and designating English as the national language of the United States. The deadlock drew criticism from all sides of the immigration debate. Cecilia Munoz of the National Council of La Raza, said:
“[It’s] utterly unacceptable for the Senate to fail to address the issue of immigration reform. The country demands and deserves a solution for our broken immigration system.”
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The Senate voted against ending debate on the immigration bill.
The fate of the bi-partisan immigration bill is now in doubt after a major setback in the Senate. On Thursday Senators rejected a motion to end debate and put the bill to a final vote. The move followed dozens of amendments that included cutting the size of a guest worker provision in half and designating English as the national language of the United States. The deadlock drew criticism from all sides of the immigration debate. Cecilia Munoz of the National Council of La Raza, said:
“[It’s] utterly unacceptable for the Senate to fail to address the issue of immigration reform. The country demands and deserves a solution for our broken immigration system.”
democracynow
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