The bill will pass to the Senate floor for debate next month.

The group of bipartisan representatives reached a deal last night, improving odds that some form of a major immigration reform bill would be passed.

The American Action Forum, a center-right think tank, says immigration reform would increase GDP by nearly 1 percent, reduce the federal deficit by $2.7 trillion, and boost per capita income by $1,700.

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The agents were paid in cash, drugs and gifts in exchange of permission to enter the United States.

Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont proposes amendment to "Gang of 8" immigration bill that would allow same-sex couples to sponsor foreign-born partners for green cards.

The National Council of La Raza calls Jason Richwine's, co-author of controversial Heritage Foundation immigration study, comments "disturbing," as House Republicans endeavor to counter Gang of 8 bipartisan immigration bill.

Co-author of the Heritage Foundation's immigration study says Hispanic immigrants typically have lower IQ than whites in 2009 argument against immigration.

Critics of the study say that it does not take into account the economic boost generated by providing legal status to many of America's 11 million undocumented immigrants.

In Los Angeles, which expected one of the biggest turnouts, protestors demanded an end to deportations. Record numbers of undocumented immigrants have been deported under the Obama administration. Elsewhere, protestors rallied in support of immigration reform.

Luis Miranda's op-ed piece chronicling his journey from undocumented immigrant to White House.

In response to Senator Chuck Grassley's comments citing the Boston Marathon bombings as reason for slow deliberation on the immigration reform bill, legislators from both sides of the aisle who had participated in the bill's creation issued rebukes.

The "Gang of Eight" introduced their 844-page bill to the Senate late last night. The legislation, if passed, would create a path to citizenship for many of the nation's 11 million undocumented immigrants, grant $3 billion to Homeland Security for border patrol measures, and establish new visa and employee verification programs.

Undocumented immigrants who arrived to the U.S. before Dec. 31, 2011 and lived there continuously since could apply for provisional legal status.

Undocumented immigrants who arrived after Dec. 31, 2011 would not be considered eligible for legal status and, later, citizenship under the Gang of Eight's plan.

Colorado's Senate Judiciary Committee approves a bill allowing immigrants to receive drivers licenses.

Peter Dinklage was on SNL last week and appeared on Weekend Update as Peter Drunklage.

The bipartisan "Gang of Eight" has agreed on a new visa program for non-agricultural guest workers.

Congressman Jason Chaffetz was surprised to find this feature on the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Associated Press will no longer used the term "illegal" to refer to undocumented immigrants.

An immigration reform poll shows that a majority of Latinos are willing to vote Republican if their views on the crucial issue line up.

The new Puerto Rican governor announced his support of a measure granting driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants.

Jeb Bush reverses his stance on immigration. Is the former governor looking to gain conservative cred for a possible run for president?

Former Florida governor Jeb Bush and former Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton are both seen as possible frontrunners in the 2016 presidential race.

The White House is drafting a backup immigration reform plan in case a bipartisan congressional committee working on a bill fails, an Obama Administration official said on Sunday, though a key Republican said the president's plan would be "dead on arrival" on Capitol Hill.

President Barack Obama has finally owned up to his promise that he'd seek to reform immigration laws in the United Sates. The White House has leaked details about President Barack Obama's immigration bill.

Immigration reform is finally here in the form of a bipartisan task force that has been assembled in order to help Congress create new legislation to help people find a proper path to citizenship.

(Reuters) - Just over a week into his second term, President Barack Obama took his fight for immigration reform to the West on Tuesday and pushed Congress to quickly find a path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented residents.

President Barack Obama will move cautiously into the debate over U.S. immigration reform seeking to build momentum for a new plan to offer a pathway to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants.

A bipartisan group of senators who have agreed on an immigration reform plan said on Monday they hope to move quickly with legislation giving 11 million illegal immigrants a chance to eventually become American citizens.