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Business, unions negotiating guest worker program

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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte, a Virginia Republican, gives his opening remarks on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday, prior to the committee's hearing on immigration.

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Business leaders and labor union officials are delving into high-stakes negotiations over a particularly contentious element of immigration reform — a guest worker program to ensure future immigrants come here legally. The issue has traditionally divided labor and business. Labor groups have looked askance on bringing in numerous low-wage workers, while that's an outcome businesses have favored.