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"More than 100 conservative economists will call on Congress to approve an immigration overhaul, highlighting the potential economic benefits." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"When the Senate Judiciary Committee meets on Monday to resume marking up an immigration bill, it will have two weeks of solid achievement to build on. The bipartisan “Gang of Eight” that drafted the deal has so far held together. The full committee has rejected an array of amendments designed to cripple or kill the bill, while adopting technical fixes and other amendments to make the system fairer, smarter and more generous." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"The Senate Judiciary Committee will almost certainly pass the sprawling immigration overhaul bill by the end of the week" - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"Prospects for passage of a major immigration bill improved on Thursday when a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives declared they had reached a tentative deal, resolving disputes that had threatened to torpedo negotiations." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"Senators on the Judiciary Committee spent their second full day slogging through proposed amendments to the bipartisan immigration overhaul. Tuesday's subject was the method of awarding visas for those wanting to come here to study and work." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"The direct outreach is part of an intensifying campaign by Silicon Valley to shape and push immigration reform — particularly the high-skilled portion that goes directly to tech companies’ recruiting and hiring practices. It also reflects the industry’s growing footprint in Washington, where tech companies and groups are spending record amounts on lobbying on a broad range of issues spanning immigration to cybersecurity to online privacy." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"President Barack Obama's political support group is joining with a Republican pro-immigration organization and an effort run by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to try to boost support for a comprehensive immigration bill. Organizing for Action, a grassroots group run by Obama loyalists that grew out of his 2012 re-election campaign, will co-sponsor a "virtual march on Washington" planned for next week aimed at getting people to use social media platforms to register their support for the immigration legislation." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"Here's hoping the Heritage spends its time getting more serious about producing methodologically sound work on immigration." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"The real issue is this: Will Heritage, under the relatively new leadership of former Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) start producing serious work again? " -- No. This has been Simple Answers to Simple Questions. - Andrew C (✓)

"Here's what places like Detroit, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh do have, however: big universities, if not inside their city limits, then fairly close by. And so unsurprisingly, some Rust Belt efforts at immigrant outreach have been focused on convincing international students to stay put after graduation." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"Senate To Take Up Bipartisan Bill This Week" - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"The bipartisan U.S. Senate panel's proposed bill that would bring about comprehensive immigration reform survived its first major test Thursday during its first day of consideration before the Senate Judiciary Committee, one that was largely split on the bill." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"In the first legislative test for the U.S. Senate's bipartisan immigration bill, the Judiciary Committee defeated repeated efforts by Republicans on Thursday to significantly delay legalization for 11 million undocumented immigrants, a central focus of the bill." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"The evangelical "Pray for Reform: 92 Days of Prayer and Action to Pass Immigration Reform" campaign called on Congress in a press call on Wednesday to pass meaningful legislation in the next 92 days, throwing further support behind the current momentum in Congress to finally pass a immigration reform bill." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"But most viewers who watched the commercial, sponsored by a new group that calls itself Americans for a Conservative Direction, may be surprised to learn who bankrolled it: senior executives from Silicon Valley, like Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn, who run companies where the top employees donate mostly to Democrats. The advertising blitz reflects the sophisticated lobbying campaign being waged by these technology companies and their executives." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"Nearly 20 years after he arrived penniless in this country from Mexico, Moises owns two restaurants, with a third on the way. He has five employees, an American wife and a stepdaughter. His food even has a following on Yelp.com." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"A report by another conservative think tank, the Cato Institute, says immigration reform will yield $1.5 trillion in GDP gains over 10 years. A much different scenario. Economists generally agree that immigration reform will bring some economic benefits." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"President Obama said there's "no reason" a comprehensive immigration reform bill cannot pass Congress this year in his weekly address on Saturday, delivered from Mexico as the president continues a three-day trip through Latin America." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"Several Senate colleagues and I drew up a reform bill, and now Americans' input will help us improve it." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"Rep. Jared Polis, a Democrat from Colorado, has sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission warning it to "trade carefully" before taking antitrust action against Google." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"Proposals to help immigrants integrate into US culture take up only 30 pages in an 800-page immigration reform bill, but they are winning broad support – even among some critics of the overall legislation." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"At a USC forum, the immigrant body-builder-actor-governor compares his personal history with the plight of those in the U.S. illegally." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"Thousands will take to the streets of downtown Los Angeles Wednesday to participate in May Day protests to end immigrant deportations." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"Why immigration reform in 2013 won't follow in the footsteps of 2007" - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

Thank you very much, Casey! :-) - Kol Tregaskes

ahhhh that explains it. thanks Paul. - chrisofspades from email

"Immigration has long provided fuel for America's entrepreneurial engine, from steel magnate Andrew Carnegie and Intel founder Andy Grove to the creators of Google and Yahoo. As entrepreneur Vivek Wadhwa has documented, while immigrants make up just "12 percent of the U.S. population, immigrants have started 52 percent of Silicon Valley's technology companies and contributed to more than 25 percent of our global patents." And as AOL co-founder Steve Case recently pointed out, "Research shows that every 100 additional foreign-born workers in STEM [science, technology, engineering, mathematics] jobs created 262 additional jobs for native U.S. workers."" - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

Yay! Let's flood the country with immigrants! That will have totally positive economic benefits... and totally negative social/political benefits. Yay progress! —signed, Native Americans - .LAG liked that

"The backing from the nation's oldest environmental group is a major shift that could help immigration reform supporters gain momentum as they try to push the measure through the Senate. It is another sign that some of the historical opponents to overhauling the country's immigration laws, like evangelicals, are switching sides in this controversial debate." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano argued Tuesday that the immigration bill up for debate would actually enhance national security - not detract from it -- and "build on" 10 years worth of investments into the nation's defense, ultimately "strengthening both our overall national security posture and our border security."" - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"Immigration reform "will make America more secure," the senators said" - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"Limiting the number of immigrants encourages human smuggling, which makes it easier for bad guys to enter." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"mmigration reform critics are wrongly citing the Boston bombing He says the suspects were here legally, their cases unrelated to larger issue" - LANjackal from Bookmarklet