Frist’s Presidential Ambitions Prevent Bill To Help 12 Million Immigrants…

Washington Post William Branigin April 7, 2006 at 02:07 PM
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A Senate compromise on a major overhaul of the nation's immigration laws hit a roadblock today, as the majority Republicans insisted on being allowed to amend the measure and balked at cutting off debate on it.

Most Senate Democrats had resisted efforts to amend the compromise bill, fearing that GOP opponents of provisions to legalize the status of millions of illegal immigrants would push through fundamental changes.

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