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Sen. Charles, Schumer, D-N.Y., is presenting a crucial border security amendment to White House officials, a source comfirmed.

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Senate poised to vote on crucial border-security compromise

David M. Drucker · June 20, 2013 4:00 am

US Border Patrol agent along the old border wall along the US - Mexico border where it ends at the base of a hill in San Diego. The comprehensive immigration reform that the Senate passed last week would, thanks to Republican insistence, increase border security spending by a whopping $46.3 billion over the next 10 years. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Immigration reform’s fate could hinge on border-security amendment

David M. Drucker · June 20, 2013 4:00 am

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Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is co-sponsoring an immigration bill with Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.

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The Schumer-Rubio welfare spending explosion

Conn Carroll · June 20, 2013 4:00 am

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An amendment the Gang of Eight immigration reform bill would require Homeland Security to hire an additional 20,000 border agents.

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‘Border surge’ deal on immigration would add 20,000 new border agents

David M. Drucker · June 20, 2013 4:00 am

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The Service Employees International Union said in a statement that while it opposes the increase in border security, it still backs the immigration reform bill.

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SEIU: We have gained more border security than reason in immigration bill

Sean Higgins · June 20, 2013 4:00 am

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An amendment to the Gang of Eight immigration reform bill would add 20,000 new border-patrol agents.

Immigration reformers embrace once-unthinkable expansion of border personnnel

Byron York · June 20, 2013 4:00 am

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Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., said immigration negotiators have agreed on a compromise border security amendment that should pave the way for the "Gang of Eight" package to clear the Senate's 60-vote threshold.

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Flake: Immigration reform may now have enough votes to clear Senate threshold

David M. Drucker · June 20, 2013 4:00 am

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Sen. Bob Corner, R-Tenn., is negotiating a bipartisan amendment to beef up border security measures on the Gang of Eight immigration bill.

Bob Corker: CBO findings make the case for greater border security

David M. Drucker · June 19, 2013 4:00 am

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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said he won the support of Hispanics even as he pushed for greater border security and that the Republican Party can do so too.

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Ted Cruz: 40 percent of Hispanic Texans voted for my border-security-first platform

Joel Gehrke · June 19, 2013 4:00 am

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After recent declines due to the weaker U.S. economy, the number of illegal border crossings from Mexico is on the increase.

Rise in illegal crossings roils immigration debate

Byron York · June 17, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, seems to already be willing to vote for final passage of the Gang of Eight immigration bill if some minor tweaks are made to the current bill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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John Cornyn signals he’s ready to cave on border security amendment

Conn Carroll · June 14, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Senate Democrats voted down an amendment yesterday that would have secured the border first before granting illegal immigrants citizenship.. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Morning Examiner: Marco Rubio’s vote against putting border security first

Conn Carroll · June 14, 2013 4:00 am