Battle for US immigration reform gathers steam
<p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="Address">Address</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="already">already</span>, <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tackling">tackling</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gaining">gaining</span> <span word="momentum">momentum</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> 11-<span word="million">million</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span>.</p><p><span word="Claudia">Claudia</span> <span word="Hernandez">Hernandez</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="belongs">belongs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="country">country</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="common">common</span>-<span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="comprehensive">comprehensive</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stated">stated</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span>."</p><p><span word="Already">Already</span>, <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="hearings">hearings</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bipartisan">bipartisan</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="senators">senators</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="McCain">McCain</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mow">mow</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lawn">lawn</span>, <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="affording">affording</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="great">great</span>," <span word="McCain">McCain</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bi">bi</span>-<span word="partisan">partisan</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tighter">tighter</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="controls">controls</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="insists">insists</span> <span word="upon">upon</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="worries">worries</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Gilchrist">Gilchrist</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Minuteman">Minuteman</span> <span word="Project">Project</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="guard">guard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span>.</p>
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