(Reuters) - WASHINGTON, June 6 - As the U.S. Senate headed
for a showdown vote on immigration, backers of a fragile
compromise thwarted what they said on Wednesday was an effort
to gut a provision to legalize millions of illegal immigrants
and torpedo the bill.
The Senate defeated an amendment by Sen. John Cornyn, a
Texas Republican, that would have barred large numbers of
illegal immigrants from taking advantage of the proposed
legalization program.
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for a showdown vote on immigration, backers of a fragile
compromise thwarted what they said on Wednesday was an effort
to gut a provision to legalize millions of illegal immigrants
and torpedo the bill.
The Senate defeated an amendment by Sen. John Cornyn, a
Texas Republican, that would have barred large numbers of
illegal immigrants from taking advantage of the proposed
legalization program.
Read more at Reuters.com Bonds News
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