Last updated January 16, 2010 10:15 a.m. PT

About 250 march to support immigration bill

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

EVERETT, Wash. -- About 250 people marched in Everett to support an immigrant bill soon to be debated in Congress.

Immigrants from Mexico, Guatemala, Kenya and Laos were among the crowd on Friday.

They support a new attempt at immigration reform is expected to stir up debate in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The bill aims to strengthen border security with better resources and communication for law enforcement.

But it also would offer undocumented workers a way to legal status, allowing them to become permanent residents after undergoing a criminal background check and paying a fine for being here illegally. Eventually, they could become citizens.

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