Immigration bill gains momentum with Senate committee OK
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A comprehensive immigration reform bill has moved from the Senate Judicial Committee’s consideration to the full Senate for debate.
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Roundtable allows farmers to weigh in on immigration reform
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Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., said the so-called Gang of Eight’s current immigration bill “is the best chance in 35 years to fix a broken immigration system.” Warner announced that to a room full of farmers and agribusiness professionals during a May 3 round-table discussion about immigration reform at Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s headquarters.
Farm Bureau supports immigration reform bill’s guestworker program
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It has a long way to go before becoming law, but the introduction of a bipartisan immigration reform bill is significant for U.S. agriculture. A group of senators has unveiled a comprehensive immigration reform bill that includes provisions for a new agricultural guestworker program. American Farm Bureau Federation president Bob Stallman said that’s extremely important for the future of agriculture.
Tim Kaine talks immigration, talent economy at tech company in Reston
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine today visited Oracle, a global technology company in Reston, to meet with leaders of the Northern Virginia technology corridor and discuss his efforts to help their businesses grow and thrive, including a comprehensive solution to the nation’s broken immigration system.
Mark Warner comments on immigration proposal
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) issued the following statement after a bipartisan group of eight senators introduced a bill to fix our nation’s broken immigration system.
Rally in support of immigration reform in Harrisonburg
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Virginia Organizing and other groups rallied 300 people who gathered and marched in the streets of Harrisonburg in support of comprehensive immigration reform with a clear path to citizenship on April 9. The diverse crowd began at Court Square and marched to U.S. Representative Bob Goodlatte’s office to show solidarity.
Rick Poore: Immigration reform-a heartland issue
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I run a small business in Nebraska. So I’ll probably raise some eyebrows when I say I’ve got immigration reform on my mind.
Kit Miller: Immigration is a women’s issue
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As Washington lawmakers throw themselves into comprehensive immigration reform, I say, “Remember the women.” Women constitute more than half of our country’s undocumented immigrant population. They have a huge stake in the new immigration overhaul now being crafted by eight men in the Senate.
Mark Anthony: Commonsense, comprehensive immigration reform will boost economy
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Since last November, there has been a lot of talk about how passing immigration reform this year will be “smart politics” given the role Latino voters played in the recent election. As a small business owner, I’ll leave the political forecasting to the pundits, but I can say this: failing to pass immigration reform, whatever the politics, would be downright knuckle-headed economics.
Warner, Kaine speak on immigration reform proposals
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are joining bipartisan efforts to push immigration reform in a Congress that has been reluctant at best to move on the issue.
