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McConnell Offers Immigration Amendment

McConnell Offers Immigration Amendment
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By The Associated Press
Jul. 31, 2014 | LOUISVILLE, KY
By The Associated Press Jul. 31, 2014 | 02:43 PM | LOUISVILLE, KY
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell filed an amendment Thursday to the Senate's border legislation.

The amendment would require the Obama administration to consult with a state's governor before unaccompanied immigrant children are temporarily relocated to that state.  

The amendment would block such relocations unless the federal health and human services secretary certifies the children would not pose a public health threat or economic burden.  

The relocations also could not delay the children's return to their home countries.  

Immigration has been an issue in Kentucky's hard-hitting Senate race pitting McConnell and Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes.   Grimes' campaign manager, Jonathan Hurst, called the amendment a gimmick and says McConnell should support comprehensive immigration legislation.

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