Senate Passes Immigration Reform Bill

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)The U.S. Senate late yesterday afternoon voted 68-32 (with 14 Republicans joining all 54  Democrats) to approve immigration reform legislation that AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says will move the nation “a big step closer” to building a commonsense immigration system that will allow millions of aspiring Americans to become citizens. “Now it is up to the House of Representatives to follow the Senate’s lead by allowing a majority of House members to vote on a bill with a road map to citizenship,” Trumka added. - AFL-CIO Now Blog; photo: waiting for the Senate vote yesterday; photo courtesy Casa de Maryland