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House GOP revisits immigration debate

President Barack Obama, who made revising the law a top priority for his final term, last night urged Congress to get immigration reform done this year.

By Michael C. Bender, Derek Wallbank | Updated on January 29, 2014
Members of the Senate Republican leadership, from left, Conference Chair John Thune, Minority Whip John Cornyn, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Orrin Hatch, right. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)

Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) — House Republican leaders will revive the U.S. immigration debate, which has divided the party and hurt their standing among Latino voters, with a set of principles to frame legislation heading into an election year.

The guidelines call for a path to legal status for 12 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. and would provide citizenship for those illegally brought to the country as children, said a House Republican aide who reviewed the document and requested anonymity to speak before it’s released.

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