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Article: House Backs Controversial Immigration Provision; Program Allows Illegal Aliens Seeking Permanent Legal Status to Stay in U.S. by Paying a Fine
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- October 30, 1997
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The House yesterday gave a green light to a controversial
immigration program that allows illegal aliens seeking permanent
legal status to remain in the United States by paying a fine.
By a vote of 268 to 153, lawmakers rejected a motion,
sponsored by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.), that would have
instructed House members of a House-Senate conference committee to
vote against a permanent extension of the provision when the
committee considers a spending bill that contains it. Although
yesterday's motion would not have been binding, it represented an
important indicator of House sentiment on the issue and generated a
major lobbying effort by business groups and immigration advocates ...
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