IMMIGRATION - Reform Plan in Senate Committee for Markup

"As Bipartisan Immigration Reform Plan Debuts, an Emphasis on Flexibility" PBS Newshour 5/9/2013

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SUMMARY:  The comprehensive bipartisan immigration reform plan survived its first day in Congress.  Judy Woodruff reports on the battles and revisions underway.  Jeffrey Brown talks to Politico's Carrie Budoff Brown and Brian Bennett of the Los Angeles Times about whether the gang of eight can bring undecided Republicans on board.

JUDY WOODRUFF (Newshour):  A comprehensive immigration reform plan faced its first major tests today in the U.S. Senate, and emerged pretty much intact.

For supporters, it was a hopeful beginning to the drive to pass the first major immigration overhaul bill since 1986.  The front line of the immigration fight is now the Senate Judiciary Committee, where markup began this morning on a bipartisan bill.