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Senators pledge action on immigration reform

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Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, wrote Sunday that the existing system of permitting illegal immigrants to stay in the U.S. amounts to "de facto amnesty," and he called for "commonsense reform."

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Key Democratic and Republican senators are pledging to get a wide-ranging immigration bill through the Senate by summer even as they point to numerous pitfalls ahead. The group of eight senators unveiled proposals Monday to secure the border, allow more guest workers, require tougher verification measures by employers and create a path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants already in the country.

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