Immigration Bill on Senate Priority List

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) has said a comprehensive immigration overhaul is one of his top three priorities this year, but there’s no sign Republicans are prepared to go along.

Reid has ruled out a piecemeal approach to the contentious issue. Farm-state lawmakers continue to push for more visas for temporary agriculture workers, while other senators want more visas for seasonal workers in tourism, seafood processing and the like. “I am not going to deal with immigration on a piecemeal basis,â€