Immigration reform bill heads to full Senate
By Lisa Mascaro and Brian Bennett, Los Angele sTimes
WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation’s immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, but not before tilting the bill to the political right with amendments designed to attract more Republican support.
The centerpiece of the legislation — a 13-year path to citizenship for many of the 11 million people now without legal status — survived intact, setting the stage for what could be the biggest victory in a generation for advocates of immigrant rights.
The vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee was 13-5, boosted by a last-minute deal to increase access to high-tech visas.
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