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U.S. immigration reform nears Senate shoot-out

You've heard it before, truth can be painful and reality can bite you in the butt, but Narco News's Al Giordano doesn't need to twist reality to put a hilarious face to the colorful personalities that dot the current immigration reform debate in the U.S.

Here's a very informative, yet very entertaining, article on the U.S. immigration issue, which is again up for debate in the Senate starting either this weekend or early next week.

US Immigration Reform Bill Moves Closer to Passage – and a Paradigm Shift in US Politics
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