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Judiciary Committee completes historic consideration of comprehensive immigration reform
Story Date: 5/22/2013
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Source: PRESS RELEASE, 5/21/13
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Tuesday the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, a bipartisan bill to reform the nation’s immigration laws.
The Committee held five markup sessions to consider the bipartisan legislation, debating more than 200 amendments offered by members of both parties. Tuesday’s vote also comes after six hearings in the Judiciary Committee on the issue of immigration reform, including three focused specifically on the legislation approved on a bipartisan 13-5 vote. A list of the amendments considered by the Judiciary Committee can be found online.
“The dysfunction in our current immigration system affects all of us and it is long past time for reform. I hope that our history, our values, and our decency can inspire us finally to take action,” Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said. “We need an immigration system that lives up to American values and helps write the next great chapter in American history by reinvigorating our economy and enriching our communities.”
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