NATIONAL DESK | October 13, 2003, Monday
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE (NYT) 1019 words
Late Edition - Final , Section A , Page 9 , Column 5
ABSTRACT - Wave of immigrant legislation has gathered bipartisan momentum in recent weeks, as members of Congress think about next year's elections and seek to embrace Hispanic cause; Sen Orrin G Hatch is sponsoring bill that would grant legal status to tens of thousands of high school students or graduates who are illegal immigrants; another bill would grant accelerated citizenship to immigrants who serve in armed forces; another would grant legal status to 500,000 farm workers if they commit themselves to doing agricultural work for several more years; several lawmakers say they hope to use farm workers' bill as wedge to advance other legislation that would grant legal status to other groups of illegal immigrants, like hundreds of thousands working in restaurants and hotels; opponents of helping illegal immigrants vow to fight new bills (M)
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