WASHINGTON This may be the year Congress does something about the millions of immigrants living illegally in the U.S. After years of gridlock, the "moment is now," says President Barack Obama. All eyes are on a 900-page Senate proposal with the you-said-a-mouthful title of the "Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013." The full Senate was to take its first votes Thursday to allow floor debate on the behemoth. What's in the bill? Is there a Plan B? And who are all these immigrants, once you get past the big round numbers? A big dose of facts, figures and other information to help understand the current debate: --- WHY NOW? Major problems with U.S....
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