US senators in immigration reform push

  • 11 years ago
Leading Democratic and Republican US senators have pledged to propel far-reaching immigration legislation through the Senate by this summer, providing a possible path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people currently in the United States illegally. The senators pointed towards changes in demographics, and particularly voting patterns amongst Hispanic voters, as providing an opportunity to establish broad bi-partisan support for the proposals made on Monday. Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett reports from Washington.