Línea Abierta : SENATORS ANNOUNCE IMMIGRATION




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Summary: SENATORS ANNOUNCE IMMIGRATION REFORM PLAN. A group of eight senators, both Republicans and Democrats, announced a bipartisan plan for immigration reform today. The plan includes more border security, a farm worker program, a version of the DREAM Act, and a path to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the country, but contingent on a secure border. This edition includes soundbites from the senators' announcements, as well as reactions from community and political leaders. Guests: Dolores Huerta, Co-founder, United Farmworkers, and President, Dolores Huerta Foundation, Bakersfield, CA, www.doloreshuerta.org ; Rev. Gabriel Salguero, President, National Latino Evangelical Coalition, www.nalec.org ; Jorge Silva, Spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Washington, D.C., www.reid.senate.gov ; Hilda Solís, former U.S. Secretary of Labor, Washington, D.C.