New proposal.

U.S. Senator John Cornyn John Cornyn III (born February 2 1952) is the junior United States Senator from Texas. He is a Republican and was elected to his first term in November 2002, defeating Democrat Ron Kirk, the former mayor of Dallas, Texas, and Libertarian Scott Jameson of Plano, Texas. (Rep.-Texas) co-authored an immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. proposal that aims to strengthen enforcement along U.S. borders by providing 10,000 new Border Patrol agents and a "controversial" guest-worker program whose goal is to cut off the flow of undocumented immigrants, the San Antonio Express-News The San Antonio Express-News is the daily newspaper of San Antonio, Texas. It is ranked as the third-largest daily newspaper in the state of Texas in terms of circulation, and is one of the leading news sources of South Texas, with offices in Austin, Brownsville, Laredo, and reported. The bill has a US$55 billion price tag and is co-authored by U.S. Senator Jon Kyl

This page is about the current Arizona Senator; for his father, a U.S. Representative from Iowa, see John Kyl; for a U.S. Representative from Mississippi with a similar name, see John Kyle.

(Rep.-Arizona). The sponsors made their pitch during a U.S. congressional hearing where panelists testified that the U.S. immigration system is "in shambles" and undocumented immigrants "are critical to the U.S. economy."

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The bill is to be introduced to the U.S. Congress in July. The senators did not disclose details on the guest-worker program, saying that a portion of the proposal was still being drafted.

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Title Annotation:	Immigration Issues
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Date:	Jul 1, 2005
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