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Immigration: House, Senate looking for common ground – CBS News

Immigration: House, Senate looking for common ground – CBS News

Posted by | Jun 10, 2013 | |

A comprehensive immigration reform bill that can only pass through one congressional chamber “doesn’t do anybody any good,” Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., warned Sunday, two days before the Senate is slated to launch procedural votes on a weeks-long debate about legislation that would include a pathway to citizenship.“We have to fix this system because it’s not good for anybody,” Johnson said on “Fox News Sunday.” “Hopefully we can pass a bill.”Chances of that happening spiked significantly Sunday, when Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., announced on “Face the Nation” she will back the comprehensive bill, pushing the legislation past the 60-vote...

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As immigration debate begins, sides stick with core arguments on issues of amnesty, cost | Fox News

Posted by | Jun 9, 2013 | |

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.via As immigration debate begins, sides stick with core arguments on issues of amnesty, cost | Fox...

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Mexico: As dangerous — and safe — as ever – CNN.com

Mexico: As dangerous — and safe — as ever – CNN.com

Posted by | Jun 9, 2013 | |

Millions of Americans visit Mexico every year without incident, and the number of tourists continues to grow. Nearly 6 million U.S. citizens visited Mexico in 2012, according to data from Mexicos tourism ministry. The first quarter of 2013 has seen a 5.9% uptick in American tourists compared to a year before, the ministry reported.Analysts and travel experts agree that security in Mexico varies — sometimes dramatically — from place to place. Its a contradiction — Mexico is both as dangerous as ever or as safe as ever, depending on ones destination, actions and common sense.via Mexico: As dangerous —...

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Mexican trade — and tourists — are boon for U.S. businesses – The Monitor: Local News

Mexican trade — and tourists — are boon for U.S. businesses – The Monitor: Local News

Posted by | Jun 8, 2013 | |

As the Congress debates immigration reform legislation, millions of tourists and billions of dollars continue to cross the U.S.-Mexico border in both directions.A study released earlier this month by NDN, a center-left think-tank based in Washington, D.C., shows trade and tourism between the two countries is at an all-time high.Trade between the two nations in 2012 was estimated at $535 billion. That number is up from $300 billion in 2009, a number that’s projected to double by this year, said Simon Rosenberg, the president of NDN.Texas leads all states with almost $200 billion in imports and exports with Mexico.Trade...

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