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Hatch was the Republican to win over on immigration
WASHINGTON — When Sen. Orrin G. Hatch took his seat on the dais for the Senate Judiciary Committee's debates on the immigration reform bill, the 79-year-old was not just one of 18 senators. He was the most sought-after vote. A towering but genteel...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Jeff Flake, Orrin Hatch, Politics, AFL-CIO
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Senators reach deal to ease high tech rules in U.S. immigration bill
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. senators reached a tentative deal with tech companies to ease restrictions on hiring foreigners for high-skilled jobs in the Senate's sweeping immigration bill, sources familiar with the talks said on Tuesday. For...Tags: Orrin Hatch, Politics, AFL-CIO, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. House of Representatives
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Immigration reform bill heads to full Senate
WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation’s immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, but not before tilting the bill to the political right with amendments designed to...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Politics, AFL-CIO, Lobbying, White House
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Sen. Orrin Hatch emerges as key GOP vote on immigration
WASHINGTON – When Sen. Orrin Hatch takes his seat on the dais in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, the 79-year-old slides into his status as the most sought-after vote for immigration reform. A towering but genteel figure, Hatch is seen...
Tags: Jeff Flake, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics, AFL-CIO
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U.S. Senate panel OKs changes sought by tech firms in immigration bill
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - A Senate panel voted on Tuesday to make it easier for U.S. companies to hire foreign workers as part of a broad immigration bill being debated in Congress. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted for the amendment, which would...Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Orrin Hatch, Politics, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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An Alabama senator's lost cause
WASHINGTON — Not since George Wallace, perhaps, has an Alabamian taken as passionate a stand for a lost cause as the one Jeff Sessions is taking now. Bipartisan immigration legislation is making its way inexorably through the Senate Judiciary...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Ted Cruz, Orrin Hatch, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Politics
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Conservatives, tea party leaders seek to block immigration bill
WASHINGTON – Top conservative leaders, along with tea party activists from across the nation, have crafted a letter of opposition to the Senate’s bipartisan immigration overhaul. The open letter to the Senate, which will be released Tuesday,...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Laura Ingraham, Entertainment
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U.S. panel votes to speed up airport fingerprinting of immigrants
Reuters* Major U.S. airports would be first to install equipment * Negotiations continue over high-tech visas By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - High-tech systems for tracking the movements of immigrants and other foreigners when leaving the...Tags: Government, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Orrin Hatch, Politics, AFL-CIO
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Jonah Goldberg: Obama has no use for those who disagree with him
Of course the president deserves some of the blame. Yes, it's extremely unlikely he ordered the IRS to discriminate against tea party, pro-life or Jewish groups opposed to his agenda (though why anyone should take his word for it is beyond me). And his...Tags: Politics, Internal Revenue Service, White House, Max Baucus, Crime, Law and Justice
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Dawn Sweeney: Restaurant industry eyes sensible immigration reform
Capitol Hill is accustomed to bitter partisanship. But eight U.S. senators — four Democrats and four Republicans — just stood shoulder-to-shoulder to introduce a sweeping immigration reform bill. This so-called "Gang of Eight" is comprised of...Tags: Jeff Flake, Business, Politics, Employment Opportunities, Corporate Officers
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IRS follows Obama's lead
Of course the president deserves some of the blame. Yes, it's extremely unlikely he ordered the IRS to discriminate against tea party, pro-life or Jewish groups opposed to his agenda (though why anyone should take his word for it is beyond me). And...Tags: Politics, Internal Revenue Service, White House, Max Baucus, Crime, Law and Justice
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IRS bureaucrats saw Obama in rearview mirror
Of course the president deserves some of the blame. Yes, it's extremely unlikely he ordered the IRS to discriminate against tea party, pro-life or Jewish groups opposed to his agenda (though why anyone should take his word for it is beyond me). And...
Tags: Politics, Internal Revenue Service, White House, Max Baucus, Crime, Law and Justice
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|Column| Chicago Tribune
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