http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/senate-amendment-immigrat
Foes and friends of reform are set to offer a slew of amendments to the
mammoth immigration bill this week as the Senate Judiciary Committee begins
to mark it up.
But observers believe that between Democrats, who hold the majority on the
committee, and the two Gang of Eight Republicans who wrote the bill, it will
emerge from committee largely unscathed.
“I suspect it’ll come back [from committee] with a 13-5 margin, and that’
ll be a tremendous momentum going to the Senate floor,” said Frank Sharry,
executive director of the pro-reform group America’s Voice.
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