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Access Washington – Weekly Immigration Update

New America Media, News Digest, Wendy Sefsaf, Posted: Feb 18, 2008

Editor’s Note: NAM’s Access Washington introduces Weekly Immigration Update, a column summarizing key developments in the immigration debate. This column is produced by New America Media’s Washington, D.C., office and is available in Spanish, Chinese and Korean.

Alert: Enforcement-Only Shuler Bill Heading to Floor?

One hundred and thirty-six conservative Democrats and Republicans, including Tom Tancredo, are backing a bill (HR 408 introduced by Rep. Heath Shuler, D-N.C., which seeks to “strengthen enforcement of immigration laws, in part by providing employers more tools to verify their workers’ legal status.â€