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Questions Remain about Immigration Legislation By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer For the first time since Sept. 11, 2001, Congress is working on what one immigration expert said is the most sweeping reform since the attack on the World Trade Center. Muzaffar Chishti, director of
the Migration Policy Institute’s New York office, said immigration reform legislation crafted by the so-called “Gang of Eight” – has created movement on the issue not seen in decades. “There has never been this much momentum or this much bipartisan and White House support,” said Chrishti. “The bill
is the first serious bipartisan effort since 2001, the most sweeping look at the issue since [then]. Nine-eleven sidelined debate for all these years and this kind of reignites the debates.” “The focus of the bill is delivering citizenship to 11.2 million undocumented immigrants. It does it slowly but ultimately, it
leads to a pathway for citizenship although it may take them 13 years.” Republicans are more amenable to an agreement following the shellacking they took in November. Latino voters backed President Barack Obama in significant numbers, forcing the GOP to deal with the immigra-
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tion issue. The bill has stirred up sharp and passionate arguments with many Republican lawmakers expressing an unwillingness to support anything resembling amnesty. Latinos are demanding a path to citizenship and others are calling for a fair and just proSee IMMIGRATION on Page 8
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