The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a massive immigration reform bill, voting to send it to the entire Senate for debate.

Tuesday evening’s vote was 13 to five. It came after one of the bill’s eight sponsors, Democrat Patrick Leahy, withdrew an amendment that would have given same-sex couples the same legal protections in immigration questions as heterosexual couples.

Several conservative Republicans said they would pull their support for the immigration bill if this … [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: Economy and Finance