As the Senate begins its full, weeks-long debate on a wide-ranging immigration bill, both sides are expected to stick to several key, battle-tested points — with supporters arguing no easy path to citizenship and critics warning the plan is really amnesty and an open door to welfare.

Supporters should emphasize that 100 percent of the U.S.-Mexican border will be put under surveillance, that immigrants who gain legal status won’t be eligible for welfare “for over a decade” and that anyone entering the United States unlawfully in the future will be barred from legal status.

That’s the poll-tested advice distributed to Senate Democrats, on a measure that poses the best chance in years to overhaul the nation’s immigration system.

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