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Article: Immigration debate continues to smolder on.
- Article from:
- The Informed Constituent (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- December 1, 2006
- Author:
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When the House of Representatives passed HR.4437, the controversial immigration reform bill, in December of 2005, the issue of immigration was at the forefront, and passionate debates and protests ensued across the nation.
The passion continued until May 1st, "A Day Without Immigrants", whose outcome was not quite what the sponsors hoped for in the eyes of the public. Pro-immigration and anti-immigration groups alike seemed to be losing momentum.
After months of politicking, party mud-slinging, and little action or debate over the issue, prospects were grim. Each side seemed dead-set in their particular and greatly differing vision for the future of immigration ...