The U.S. Senatehas approved the building of a 370 mile border fence.
Utah Republican Sens. Orrin Hatch and Bob Bennett both voted in favor of the plan to build the fence. But they also voted in favor of an amendment that would have removed the provision giving illegal immigrants an eventual chance at citizenship. The amendment was defeated on a 66-33 Senate vote. In all, 41 Democrats joined with 24 Republicans and one independent to turn back the proposal.
The amnesty proposal would grant illegal immigrants legal status as long as they have worked in the U.S. for five years, learn english and pay back fines and taxes.
The Deseret Morning News published this table in today’s news:
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