Washington Post
The House last night moved toward passage of tough immigration legislation to build vast border fences, force employers to verify the legality of their workers and tighten security on the nation's frontier, but it rebuffed President Bush's entreaties to include avenues for foreign workers to gain legal employment.
A series of preliminary floor votes and interviews with Republican and Democratic leaders indicated that the GOP leaders had enough votes to pass the measure late last night.
Posted by Richard at December 17, 2005