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FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 15, 2013

• Senate Gang Finalize Ag-Worker Amnesty Provisions, Set to Unveil Bill Tomorrow
• DHS Official Confirms Illegal Border Crossings Up Ahead of Amnesty
• Long-Term Impact of Amnesty Could Cost Taxpayers Trillions
• House Republicans Take Stand Against Amnesty
• Washington Senate Committee Kills Financial Aid Bill for Illegal Aliens

Senate Gang Finalize Ag-Worker Amnesty Provisions, Set to Unveil Bill Tomorrow
Members of the Senate "Gang of Eight" completed the final negotiations over their amnesty legislation last week and are set to unveil the bill tomorrow, say sources close to the lawmakers.
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DHS Official Confirms Illegal Border Crossings Up Ahead of Amnesty
During a hearing with the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee last week, U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Fisher testified that apprehensions of aliens crossing the border illegally are up 13% over last year. 
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Long-Term Impact of Amnesty Could Cost Taxpayers Trillions
According to the Senate Budget Committee Republican staff, the Gang of Eight's "comprehensive" immigration reform bill will cost taxpayers trillions of dollars by giving millions of amnestied aliens access to federal welfare benefits and poverty programs once they become legal permanent residents.
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House Republicans Take Stand Against Amnesty
True immigration reformers in the House of Representatives began voicing their objections last week in anticipation of amnesty legislation to be introduced in the coming days.
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Washington Senate Committee Kills Financial Aid Bill for Illegal Aliens
In Washington State, a bill that would have granted taxpayer-funded financial aid to illegal alien beneficiaries of President Obama's DACA program died in the Senate Committee on Higher Education this past week. 
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