From The Republic / AZ Central:
The pathway to citizenship is expected to be the most contentious and scrutinized section of the proposed legislation as the debate in Congress and among the public unfolds over the coming weeks. The 844-page bill also calls for billions of extra dollars in border-security spending to prevent illegal immigration along the U.S.-Mexican border. And it calls for overhauling the U.S. immigration system to make it more responsive to economic growth and labor needs at both the high and low ends of the labor market. The pathway portion of the bill was crafted carefully in an attempt to draw support from both parties. “It’s critically important,” said Louis DeSipio, a political-science professor at the University of California, Irvine. “If we are going to see any major — or, for that matter, even minor — immigration legislation this year, there has to be some legalization in order to ensure its passage in the House and Senate.”

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