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Why Democratic objections to the Cornyn amendment are completely bogus

By Conn Carroll
Published June 13, 2013 4:00am ET
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Why Democratic objections to the Cornyn amendment are completely bogus
Sen. John Cornyn has just released his much-discussed amendment to the Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

Democrats, apparently, are completely willing to blow up immigration reform if Republicans insist on adding Sen. John Cornyn’s, R-Texas, RESULTS amendment to the bill. The Washington Post‘s Greg Sargent explains why two of the new triggers in the Cornyn plan are deal breakers for Dems:

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