Senators agree on plan to write bipartisan immigration bill

By Susan Ferrechio

Published January 24, 2018 11:25pm ET

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Senators agree on plan to write bipartisan immigration bill — On Wednesday, senators agreed to create a bipartisan bill to resolve the status of DACA recipients. Lawmakers decided that ideas should filter through the two Senate whips - Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, (pictured above) and Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill. - who will then work together to write a bill. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) | Jacquelyn Martin

A bipartisan group of senators agreed late Wednesday on a process to craft an immigration reform bill that protects so-called “Dreamers,” bolsters border security, and reforms the nation’s immigration system.

Lawmakers decided that ideas for the reform bill should filter through the two Senate whips – Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill. – who will then work together to write a bill.

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