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Nearly 200 immigrants become U.S. citizens while Senators push for comprehensive immigration reform listen

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Tags: immigration, naturalization, citizenship, Marco Rubio, Bill Nelson, immigration reform

Some Republicans and Democrats in the Senate announced an immigration reform framework today that would benefit undocumented immigrants. Senator Charles Schumer, a Democrat from New York, said the agreement is a major breakthrough because Americans oppose illegal immigration, but support legal immigration.

The push came as nearly 200 Tampa Bay area immigrants became American citizens during a naturalization ceremony at Eckerd College Monday morning.

People from 56 countries ranging in...