Salazar: Immigration bill may return in July

By Elizabeth Aguilera
Denver Post Staff Writer

Article Last Updated: 06/08/2007 12:44:07 PM MDT



Jun 8:

Tancredo praises Senate voteImmigration overhaul implodes

Jun 7:
Senate vote puts 5-year limit on guest worker programAn immigration reform measure that appeared to die in the Senate on Thursday could return next month, Sen. Ken Salazar, one of the measure's chief architects, said today.

At a press conference at his Denver office, the Colorado Democrat said Senators would turn their attention to the energy bill next week, but that he is hopeful they will return to immigration reform in July.

"Failure on immigration reform is not an option," he said. "For this Congress and Washington not to deal with immigration reform is an abdication of responsibility."

If action is not taken now, Salazar said, immigration reform may have to wait up to five years.

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