Among partisans on both sides, there is still a sense that a piece of gun control can be passed (starting with background checks) and perhaps a larger piece of immigration (starting with H-1B visas and legal status for the undocumented).

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Last night, by a vote of 51-43, the United States Senate completed work on a landmark piece of legislation: H.

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