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WASHINGTON — When Marco Rubio was the No. 3 Republican in the Florida House of Representatives, he worked with Democrats in 2003 to protect farmworkers from unscrupulous contractors and harmful pesticides. "My heart goes out to the workers in this...

Ordinary people, elected and unelected, behaved heroically last week. Unfortunately, it all happened hundreds of miles from Washington. In Boston, strangers gave clothes and shelter to shivering runners. They comforted injured spectators. They saved...

WASHINGTON — The divide within the Republican Party over immigration reform was on full view Monday, as top party leaders made a case for overhauling the laws even as conservative senators argued that the Boston bombings showed the need to go slow....

On Monday the Senate Judiciary Committee held its first public hearing on the sweeping immigration bill unveiled last week that seeks to overhaul the current system. The hearings produced a sharp exchange between Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-New York),...

WASHINGTON -- A Republican senator shouted in protest Monday as a top Democrat complained at a Senate hearing that opponents of immigration reform were improperly using the Boston bombing as a reason to delay changes to immigration law. Sen. Charles...

* House speaker says bill will boost national security * Rand Paul wants legislation held up * Tempers flare at Senate Judiciary hearing By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - Congressional advocates of comprehensive U.S. immigration...

WASHINGTON -- A top Republican senator, citing the Boston bombings, warned Friday against rushing ahead with a reform of the country's immigration laws, as concerns about terrorism appeared to revive conservative opposition to the proposal. “Given...

THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED: Discussion about the Boston Marathon bombings and the suspects will fill the Sunday morning talk shows. A look at the guest list, which has been very fluid this weekend: ABC's "This Week" features Mayor Thomas Menino, D-...

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When it emerged that the suspects in the Boston Marathon explosions were immigrants of Chechen ancestry, journalist Roger Simon tweeted: “Unfair as it may be, I think liberalizing our immigration laws just suffered a setback.” It’s too...

WASHINGTON — The background of the Boston bombing suspects quickly emerged Friday as a potential hurdle to immigration reform, as renewed fears of terrorism gave conservative opponents a fresh argument against a proposed new law. "Given the events...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican senator said Friday the bombings in Boston raise questions about gaps in the U.S. immigration system, but a Democratic senator rejected such a connection and cautioned against conflating the Boston events with a new...