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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on U.S. immigration policy in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC1F0C55EA90

Politics May 16

What’s in Trump’s immigration proposal

By Yamiche Alcindor

Nation Feb 22

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Why family-based immigration has become a sticking point in the national debate

News that first lady Melania Trump's parents have obtained green cards raises questions about whether their legal permanent residency here benefitted from the very set of immigration laws that President Trump wants to eliminate. Lisa Desjardins talks with John C.

By PBS News Hour

Making Sen$e Feb 16

U.S. Border patrol agents open a single gate to allow families to hug and talk along the Mexico and U.S border in Tijuana, Mexico, November 18, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes - RC159055B650
Everything you need to know about family-based migration

Current U.S. immigration law severely limits family-based immigration, one of the policies at the heart of the current immigration debate in the Senate.

By Susan J. Cohen and Michael W. Klein, The Conversation

Politics Feb 13

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Will Congress have an immigration breakthrough or breakdown?

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell started Tuesday suggesting that there was no reason that lawmakers could not reach a bipartisan immigration solution this week, and threw his support behind a plan mirroring President Trump's. But as he moved to begin…

By PBS News Hour

Politics Jun 05

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Senate Debates Family Ties Provision in Immigration Bill

The Senate resumed debate of the immigration bill Tuesday, digging into a provision that would set limits on family members who can join immigrants in America. Sens. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., and Robert Menendez, D-N.J., discuss the issue.

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