美国会下周开始移民改革讨论(2)【沪江标准VOA 5-14】

US Senate to Begin Immigration Reform Debate Next Week (2/2)

Republicans are signaling they may block any attempt to have last year's bill come to a vote again in the Senate.

Instead, they favor a possible bipartisan compromise that has been under discussion for weeks between the White House and senators in both parties.

Senator Mitch McConnell is the top of Republican senate. "This exercise needs to be a bipartisan one or it will not, it will not, succeed. That is an indisputable fact. Any effort to move legislation on this issue that is not the result of an ongoing bipartisan discussion would be a clear signal from the Democrats that they are not yet serious about immigration reform."

News reports say the possible deal calls for establishing greater control of the U.S. border with Mexico and implementing an identification system for immigrant workers. Those measures would be put in place before allowing illegal immigrants already in the United States an opportunity to pursue legal status. Reports also say the plan would limit immigrants' ability to bring their families to the United States.

It is not clear if the compromise legislation can be concluded in time for the Senate debate next week.

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