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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican senator said Friday the bombings in Boston raise questions about gaps in the U.S. immigration system, but a Democratic senator rejected such a connection and cautioned against conflating the Boston events with a new immigration bill.

The exchange between Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., unfolded as the Senate Judiciary Committee convened the first hearing on sweeping, bipartisan legislation to remake the U.S. immigration system. The hearing was overshadowed by the drama in Boston, where police were hunting one of two ethnic Chechen brothers alleged to have carried out the bombings and the other was killed.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano had been scheduled to testify, but her appearance was canceled.

"Given the events of this week, it's important for us to understand the gaps and loopholes in our immigration system," Grassley, the committee's senior Republican, said in his opening statement. "How can we beef up security checks on people who wish to enter the United States? How do we ensure that people who wish to do us harm are not eligible for benefits under the immigration laws, including this new bill?"

When he spoke a few minutes later, Schumer, an author of the new legislation, disputed Grassley's argument.

"I'd like to ask that all of us not jump to conclusions regarding the events in Boston or try to conflate those events with this legislation," Schumer said.

"In general, we're a safer country when law enforcement knows who is here," and has photos and background checks, Schumer added — steps that would be taken in regard to the 11 million people here illegally under the legislation Schumer sponsored with seven other senators.

Schumer also said the U.S. refugee and asylum programs have been "significantly strengthened" in the past five years so that authorities are more careful about screening people coming into the country, but he said if that more changes are needed, he's committed to making them.

The immigration legislation would strengthen the border with Mexico, allow tens of thousands of new high- and low-skilled workers into the country and provide an eventual path to citizenship to the 11 million people here illegally. Senators debated Friday whether the bill would provide economic benefits to the U.S. or hurt wages for U.S. workers.
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...And the fear mongering begins.
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One would think because of this you would want to know who is in the country .. us undocumented just have one wish to be legal !! It is not immigrants that are terrorist but they know who they are "jihad " or whatever how can we be classified with that group of people ?
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You all can forget CIR, this just fucked it up.. Grats republicans you won again
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You all can forget CIR, this just fucked it up.. Grats republicans you won again
Realistically speaking, Yes it's pretty much over for CIR. It doesn't make how they got here, they are immigrants like us and that's all the opposition needs to kill it.
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You all can forget CIR, this just fucked it up.. Grats republicans you won again
Another case of immigrants who got their papers f@#ing it up for the rest of us.
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smh. this is bad
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Chill your tits guys. Republicans know the issue at hand will hurt them in the long run. Trust me, for those of you saying its over, go back to july 2012 and tell us how many of you saw that coming. Republicans NEED the hispanic vote and if Immigration reform fails, hispanics will let them know in the next elections.
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^ This, I firmly agree with Erik1421. Everybody needs to calm down. This has been a disastrous week for America but we all need to adopt the rationality of Ianus mixed with the optimism of DA USER. Structurally the odds are still in our favor, demographic momentum is with all the undocumented immigrants of America. Now have things gotten harder? YES. But do I believe this bill will still pass? firmly and totally. The odds are with you. Demographics is destiny.

You, I, and rational members of the congress of the United States all know that the majority of undocumented immigrants are primarily interested in work and studying. They want to contribute to their communities, to their careers, to the broader nation. Our struggle is nearly over, don't give up the faith, keep fighting. I'm cheering for you guys here from Sydney. We're almost near third base, now let's finish it out.
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I think everyone is pretty shaken up by the event,but I don't expect any Massachusetts Senators or Representatives to vote NO on immigration reform.

I do expect that immigration reform will be delayed by the events,but to call this the end is stupid!I suspect we'll have multiple more immigration hearings after the other individual is either killed or captured before they start taking it seriously again but if the delays go into next year we might have to wait until the next 114th Congress.

I'm thinking there will be a serious modification of asylum law now,which was not touched in the Gang of 8 bill.
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