http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-mexico-us-immigration-20130518,0,853166.story
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The details of the Senate's bill were made public last month by the bipartisan group of eight senators whose proposal would allow those in the country illegally to attain "registered provisional immigrant" status if they pay taxes, fines and fees, pass a criminal check and prove they have lived in the U.S. continuously since Dec. 31, 2011. A small group of House lawmakers reported this week they had reached consensus on a parallel bill. Both bills would be contingent upon various border-security upgrades. Many are skeptical that Congress will pass immigration reform legislation, but if it happens, they say, it will mean the reunion of countless family members, some separated for 20 years. Someone was asked about the new bill's chances of passage. "What I hope is yes," he said. "What I think is no."
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-mexico-us-immigration-20130518,0,853166.story -----BY LISA
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