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John McCain, Jon Kyl Say New Border Bill Isn't Enough

When the Senate passed a $600 million border security bill Thursday, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said one of his goals with the measure was to jump start efforts to pass immigration reform in Congress. Republicans have refused to consider an immigration bill this year, saying the U.S.-Mexico border must be secured before they'd even consider debating the issue. "It's my hope that the bill we're passing today will break the deadlock," he said. But that hope ended moments later, when Sen. John McCain and Sen. Jon Kyl, Arizona's two Republican senators, called the measure "a start" and accused ...

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