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Ahead of government shutdown, Congress sets its sights on not-so-comprehensive immigration reform

  • Written by Matthew Wright, Assistant professor of government, American University
Senators meet with President Donald Trump to discuss immigration on Jan. 9, 2018.AP Photo/Evan Vucci

For a moment, it looked as though 2018 might be the year that ended a three-decade streak of failure to pass so-called “comprehensive immigration reform.”

On Jan. 11, a bipartisan group of six senators brought forth a plan for...

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