Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Senator_Edward_M._Kennedy
gptkb:Edward_M._Kennedy
gptkb:Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:aims_to reform immigration policy
gptkbp:aired_on 2007-06-28
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:television_series
gptkbp:died_in subsequent sessions of Congress
gptkbp:discusses gptkb:national_security
illegal immigration
workforce needs
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:Senate_Judiciary_Committee
Senate floor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
gptkbp:includes pathway to citizenship
border security measures
guest worker program
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for employment verification
family reunification
visa reform
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:public_opinion
gptkb:2006_immigration_protests
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:110th_Congress
2007-05-17
gptkbp:is_affected_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in policy experts
gptkbp:is_criticized_for some economists
amnesty concerns
lack of enforcement provisions
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:legislation
gptkb:media_outlets
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Republican_Party
some law enforcement agencies
some conservative groups
some civil rights groups
gptkbp:is_part_of 2007 legislative agenda
broader immigration debate
national discourse on immigration
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:labor_unions
gptkb:Democratic_Party
business groups
some religious organizations
immigrant advocacy groups
gptkbp:led_to increased political polarization
gptkbp:proposed_by gptkb:election
gptkbp:related_to immigration reform
gptkbp:replaced_by subsequent immigration proposals
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:John_Mc_Cain
gptkb:Ted_Kennedy
gptkbp:strategic_importance gptkb:election
2007-06-28 vote