Congress Daily -- Senate Supplemental Reignites Passions Over Immigration

"Senate debate over the Iraq war supplemental spending bill has fired up a long-simmering dispute over rewriting the nation's immigration laws, with opposing sides ready to do battle on the Senate floor."

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Congress Daily -- Labor Dept. Proposes H-2B Visa Changes

San Francisco Chronicle -- Guest-worker Legislation Slipped into Iraq Spending Bill

"Two of California's most immigrant-dependent industries — agriculture and Silicon Valley — are pushing narrow measures through Congress in an effort to get foreign workers at opposite ends of the labor market, people who pick vegetables and the post graduate engineers and scientists of Silicon Valley."
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Fruit Growers News -- Emergency Relief Bill Might Take Heat off Growers and Workers

Congress Daily -- House Panels Examine Immigration Laws

"House panels this week will examine the hot-button issue of making changes
to the nation's immigration laws."
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San Francisco Gate -- Last-ditch Bid to Halt New Crackdown on Illegals

"As Bush administration officials prepared Friday to finalize rules cracking down on employers of illegal immigrants, business and civil rights advocates continued to hammer the plan, calling it an expensive and ill-conceived attack on legitimate workers and their employers."
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Congress Daily -- Hispanic Caucus Lashes Out at Leaders

Vegetable Growers News -- Emergency Labor Bill Might Take Heat off Growers and Workers

AP -- Lawmakers Plead for More Foreign Workers

"Three House members pleaded Wednesday for more visas for seasonal workers they said are needed immediately by seafood processors, resorts and other businesses in their districts."
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Congress Daily -- Hearings Kick Off WithAcrimony - And Football Metaphors

"The House's series of immigration hearings kicked off Wednesday with several members complaining that legislation responding to the shortage of seasonal workers is being held up by efforts to push a broader bill."
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