Senate: Immigrants In The U.S.

Hundreds Of Thousands Dept: WASHINGTON - Bipartisan immigration legislation emerging in the Senate could prevent hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S. illegally from ever becoming citizens, according to a Senate aide with knowledge of the proposals, according to Winnipeg Free Press. It also would require applicants to document that they were in America before Dec. 31, 2011, have a clean criminal record, and show enough employment or financial stability that they're likely to stay off welfare and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio takes questions from reporters on gun control, immigration and the budget during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 11, 2013. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite The bill expected to be unveiled next week would bar anyone who arrived in the U.S. after Dec. 31, 2011, from applying for legal status and ultimately citizenship, according to the aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the proposals had not been announced. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.