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General Category => Immigration/Border => Topic started by: rangerrebew on July 05, 2017, 02:51:04 pm
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'Kate's Law' battle shifts to the Senate, testing Dems
By Jordain Carney and Rafael Bernal - 07/03/17 05:55 PM EDT
The fight over immigration enforcement is moving to the Senate, where Democratic opposition will be tested.
The House passed a pair of immigration bills late last week: “Kate’s Law” to increase maximum penalties for criminal aliens who attempt to re-enter the country, and a second bill cutting funding to cities that refuse to comply with federal immigration laws.
http://thehill.com/latino/340576-immigration-battle-shifts-to-senate-testing-dems