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Border Patrol struggles to measure what it can't see
SAN DIEGO — Kathy Gomez estimates that U.S. Border Patrol agents catch 75% of the migrants who try to run through the strawberry fields at her farm near the border with Tijuana. Farther east, Miguel Diaz thinks the number hits 90% at his junkyard...
Tags: National Security, John McCain, Immigration, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Border Patrol
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Senate votes to consider gun control laws
WASHINGTON — In a lopsided vote, the Senate launched a debate Thursday over the most significant gun legislation in more than a decade, setting up a contest that could last weeks between reinvigorated advocates for stricter laws and conservatives...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Richard Blumenthal, Max Baucus, 2012 U.S. Presidential Election, Ted Cruz
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House Republicans offer piecemeal approach on immigration
WASHINGTON — House Republicans announced the first in a series of immigration-related bills that would attempt to reshape the system one piece at a time, a contrast with the comprehensive approach the Senate is pursuing. The chairman of the...
Tags: Luis Gutierrez, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Immigration, John McCain, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary
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Senators predict another vote on gun-control legislation
WASHINGTON -- Two top senators predicted Thursday that gun legislation will come up again for a Senate vote – possibly before the end of the year – as public attitudes shift toward stricter controls. Their assessment comes after the defeat...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, U.S. Congress, Interior Policy
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Napolitano: Immigration bill would boost security
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sweeping immigration legislation would improve U.S. security by helping authorities to know who is in the country, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday, as supporters of an immigration overhaul marshaled...
Tags: Barack Obama, National Security, Immigration, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, FBI
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U.S. senators compromise, potential boost for background checks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative senators from both parties announced their support for expanding background checks for gun buyers Wednesday, giving a burst of momentum to advocates of stronger restrictions. But big questions remain about whether...
Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Elections, Barack Obama, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Firearms
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Washington draws the wrong lessons from Boston
Ordinary people, elected and unelected, behaved heroically last week. Unfortunately, it all happened hundreds of miles from Washington. In Boston, strangers gave clothes and shelter to shivering runners. They comforted injured spectators. They saved...Tags: Joe Biden, U.S. Senate, Dan Coats, Immigration, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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Republican lawmakers show their division on immigration reform
WASHINGTON — The divide within the Republican Party over immigration reform was on full view Monday, as top party leaders made a case for overhauling the laws even as conservative senators argued that the Boston bombings showed the need to go slow....
Tags: Luis Gutierrez, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, John Boehner, Immigration, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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Immigration hearing sparks clash of conservatives
On Monday the Senate Judiciary Committee held its first public hearing on the sweeping immigration bill unveiled last week that seeks to overhaul the current system. The hearings produced a sharp exchange between Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-New York),...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Chuck Grassley, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Shouted protests punctuate Senate immigration hearing
WASHINGTON -- A Republican senator shouted in protest Monday as a top Democrat complained at a Senate hearing that opponents of immigration reform were improperly using the Boston bombing as a reason to delay changes to immigration law. Sen. Charles...
Tags: Immigration, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Republican Party, Patrick Leahy, Harry Reid
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Fears of terrorism threaten immigration bill
WASHINGTON -- A top Republican senator, citing the Boston bombings, warned Friday against rushing ahead with a reform of the country's immigration laws, as concerns about terrorism appeared to revive conservative opposition to the proposal. “Given...Tags: Chuck Grassley, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Crime, Law and Justice, Parties and Movements, Immigration
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Boston bombings to dominate Sunday morning shows
Staff writerTHIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED: Discussion about the Boston Marathon bombings and the suspects will fill the Sunday morning talk shows. A look at the guest list, which has been very fluid this weekend: ABC's "This Week" features Mayor Thomas Menino, D-...Tags: Deval Patrick, The Wall Street Journal, Peter King, Michael Chertoff, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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