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Congressional correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor
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David Grant
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FROM David Grant
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Will Partisanship Take a Break for Immigrant Reforgeorm? In 2009, President Obama promised comprehensive immigration reform, but his first term saw record numbers of deportations. The partial “dream act” won him a break in November’s election, but growing numbers of Latino and Asian voters are losing their patience. As for Republicans, the angry white voters they’ve come to depend on are declining in number. All that has led some to predict that comprehensive immigration reform is “not only possible but also likely.”
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Will Partisanship Take a Break for Immigrant Reforgeorm? In 2009, President Obama promised comprehensive immigration reform, but his first term saw record numbers of deportations. The partial “dream act” won him a break in November’s election, but growing numbers of Latino and Asian voters are losing their patience. As for Republicans, the angry white voters they’ve come to depend on are declining in number. All that has led some to predict that comprehensive immigration reform is “not only possible but also likely.”
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Congress Approves Measures on Student Loans, Highway Funding Congress moved Friday towards passing a huge legislative package that deals with highway and transit programs, student loans, jobs and the federal flood insurance program. The package comes with elections just four months away and a summer recess about to begin. David Grant is Congressional correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor .
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