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GOP donors send letter urging Congress to back immigration bill
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GOP donors send letter urging Congress to back immigration bill
A coalition of high profile GOP donors sent a letter to Republican lawmakers urging them to back immigration reform.
The US Capitol in Washington, DC, is seen February 28, 2013. Two competing bills aimed at averting huge spending cuts failed February 28, 2013 in the US Senate, virtually assuring that the USD 85 billion in indiscriminate, across-the-board cuts known as the sequester will kick in after the March 1, 2013 deadline.
The US Capitol in Washington, DC, is seen February 28, 2013.
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A coalition of high profile GOP donors sent a letter to Republican lawmakers urging them to back immigration reform.

In Washington, efforts to overhaul the country's immigration laws have stalled in the House. 

Today, a coalition of high profile GOP donors sent a letter to Republican lawmakers urging them to back immigration reform.

Former Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez — who founded the Super PAC "Republicans for Immigration Reform" — is leading the charge. The New York Times reported on it this morning and with more we're joined by their reporter Ashley Parker.