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Senate rejects Trump immigration measure

5 years 3 months 2 weeks ago Thursday, February 15 2018 Feb 15, 2018 February 15, 2018 3:13 PM February 15, 2018 in News
Source: Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has rejected President Donald Trump's immigration bill. That means the chamber has now rejected four separate immigration proposals, suggesting that its long-awaited debate on the issue could well end in gridlock.
  
The vote on Trump's proposal was 30-60, well below the 60 votes needed for approval.
  
Trump had proposed creating a 10- to 12-year path to citizenship for young immigrant "Dreamers," a concession to Democrats. In exchange, he sought a quick infusion of $25 billion to build his wall and other border security steps, tightened restrictions on relatives that legal immigrants could sponsor for citizenship and an end to a visa lottery aimed at boosting diversity among immigrants.
  
Democrats and many Republicans opposed Trump's wall spending and curbs on immigrants' relatives.

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