Sentences with phrase «backers of immigration reform»
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Washington (CNN)- Backers of a bipartisan Senate immigration reform plan Thursday defeated an attempt by Republican opponents to alter the border security requirements in the bill, which could have significantly undermined support for the compromise legislation.
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Backers of the legislation, including City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, lauded it as a way to end warrantless detention of immigrants that they argued are unconstitutional, and as a way to keep city families together and reform broken immigration policies.