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Stalemate: How an Immigration Rewrite Died in the 113th Congress (Video)

By JM Rieger
Posted December 23, 2014 at 8:24am

The 113th Congress began with an overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws seeming likely, if not inevitable.  

But despite an overwhelming bipartisan Senate vote to send a broad measure to the House, the issue died by the time Congress adjourned.  

Here’s how it happened.  


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