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Funny girl Amy Schumer put her comedic chops on hold to take the stand on stronger firearms laws in a press conference in New York on Monday, August 3.
The battle to pass an immigration reform bill submitted by a bipartisan U.S. Senate panel in Congress is sure to be an uphill one, but U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., believes that in the end, the bill will be passed-in fact, he said, it could be passed by July 4.
Pro-immigration supporters and advocates have already taken to the streets and to Washington to have their voices heard on immigration reform, but they recently pulled out another weapon they hoped would further their cause--the Internet.
One battle has ended on the front of the immigration reform debate, but pro-immigration advocates are looking to bolster their support as the immigration reform bill prepares to head to the full U.S. Senate.
After days of debate, the Senate Judiciary Committee took a major step Tuesday in making comprehensive immigration reform into law by passing the compromise bill by a large majority.
The proposal to add in a biometric tracking system for tracking the comings and goings of foreigners entering the U.S. was defeated by a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators Tuesday.
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.
The past week of mayhem in Massachusetts thanks to two immigrant suspects accused of the Boston Marathon bombings has added fuel to the fire of the debate for immigration reform just as the bipartisan Senate panel's compromise bill has reached Congress for debate.
The unveiled legislation promising sweeping changes to the nation's immigration system Tuesday has the support of President Obama, but while the major judiciary hearings on the bill are just getting underway, opponents of the bill have wasted no time taking their shots at the new legislation.
A bill that would bring about comprehensive immigration reform across the U.S. could be done as soon as this week, according to some U.S. Senate legislators.
