The immigration issue arouses passionate arguments on both sides. But in addition to being a battle for hearts and minds, it’s a battle for dollars and cents.

Businesses, trade groups and special interests have dumped millions into the immigration reform effort, according to figures from the Center for Responsive Politics, a D.C. watchdog.

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