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Must-Read News in Immigration Reform, May 9, 2013

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TIME: Immigration Bill Faces First Major Test
By Alex Altman

Talking Points Memo: Poison Pills And Deal Breakers: Senate Panel Considers 300 Amendments To Immigration Reform Bill
By Benjy Sarlin

Arizona Republic: Immigration-reform bill faces 1st major test
By Erin Kelly

Bloomberg: Social Security Agency Says Immigration Bill Would Boost Revenue
By Lisa Lerer

Washington Times: Senate bill actuary numbers show initial benefits of legalizing immigrants
By Stephen Dinan

The Hill: Gay-rights issue may kill Gang of Eight’s immigration reform bill
By Alexander Bolton

Fox News Latino: Ted Cruz Files Amendment To Deny Path To Citizenship As Senate Works On Bill
By Elizabeth Llorente

Texas Tribune: Cruz Files Amendments to Immigration Reform Measure
By Julián Aguilar

Houston Chronicle: Cruz draws battle lines on immigration
By Richard Dunham

Quad-City Times: Grassley targets immigration package
By Ed Tibbetts

Politic365: Immigration Bill Bombarded by 300 Amendments
By Sara Ines Calderon

SENATE MARKUP COVERAGE

Politico: GOP sharpens knives for immigration
By Carrie Budoff Brown and Seung Min Kim

Associated Press: Senate committee takes up immigration bill in first test of landmark legislation
By Erica Werner

Reuters: Immigration Reform Amendments Stir Questions On GOP Intent
By Richard Cowan

NBC: Immigration reform’s enemies, allies prepare battery of amendments
By Carrie Dann

Los Angeles Times: Immigration reform divides Republicans
By Lisa Moscaro and Brian Bennett

Politico: Patrick Leahy: Immigration markup begins with ‘trigger’
By Lois Romano and John Bresnahan

Huffington Post: Jeff Sessions Files Amendment Requiring High Income Bar For Permanent Resident Status
By Elise Foley

ABC/Univision: The Immigration Amendments You Need to Know
By Jordan Fabian and Ted Hesson

NBC Latino: With 300 amendments to immigration bill, advocates brace for tough start of Senate hearings
By Sandra Lilley

Associated Press: Religious leaders: Including gay rights proposal could cost their support for immigration bill
By Erica Werner

The Hill: Technology firms jealously guard worker visas in Senate immigration bill
By Jennifer Martinez

Politico: E-Verify triggers privacy, cost concerns
By Jessica Meyers

Roll Call: Cruz Missed Judiciary Deadline for Filing Amendments
By Humberto Sanchez

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ANALYZES ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF IMMIGRATION REFORM

Wall Street Journal: Social Security: Immigration Overhaul Helps
By Sara Murray

Politico: Social Security report: Immigration bill would boost economy
By Seung Min Kim

The Hill: Analysis: Immigration bill would add millions of US taxpayers
By Daniel Strauss

 

CONTINUING HERITAGE PUSHBACK & DEVELOPMENTS

Washington Post: Heritage study co-author opposed letting in immigrants with low IQs
By Dylan Matthews

New York Times: Critic of Immigration Proposal Cited Lower I.Q. of Immigrants in Dissertation
By Ashley Parker and Kitty Bennett

BuzzFeed: Heritage Foundation Distances Itself From Comments On Hispanic IQ
By Evan McMorris-Santoro

Talking Points Memo: Heritage: ‘Race and Ethnicity Are Not Part Of Heritage Immigration Policy Recommendations’
By Benjy Sarlin
May 8, 2013

The Hill: Hispanic caucus rips Heritage immigration study as ‘ugly racism’
By Jonathan Easley

ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENTS

New York Times: Deportees See Hope for Second Chance in U.S.
By Damien Cave

The Hill: Gutierrez: House group will unveil immigration deal by June, or not this year
By Mike Lillis

Politico: Joe Biden: Immigration ’about dignity’
By Kevin Cirilli

Reuters: Meat packers, union seek new visa allowing year-round workers
By Charles Abbot

EDITORIALS AND OPINIONS

Wall Street Journal (Editorial): Bureaucratic High-Tech Visas

Tech Crunch (Opinion): America Needs A Pro-Growth Immigration System
By Sen. Marco Rubio
May 8, 2013

New Yorker: The GOP’s Immigration War Begins
By Ryan Lizza

Bloomberg (Opinion): Rubio, Cruz Weigh In for Immigration Bout
By Albert Hunt

Washington Post (Blog): Rubio choreographs immigration reform
By Jennifer Rubin

Los Angeles Times (Opinion): GOP fights itself over immigration reform
By Sandra Hernandez

Wall Street Journal (Opinion): Guns, Immigrants and Priorities
By Jason Riley

Washington Post (Blog): Study: Immigration reform would create over three million jobs
By Greg Sargent

New York Times: Colorado Lawmakers Approve Driver’s Licenses for Illegal Immigrants
By Dan Frosch