Immigration compromise falters on Hill - Yahoo! News

Immigration compromise falters on Hill - Yahoo! News: "Immigration compromise falters on Hill " By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, Associated Press Writer 8 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Efforts to reach an immigration compromise faltered Thursday as Democrats and Republicans staked out divergent positions and prepared to blame each other for scuttling the best chance for a broad overhaul this year. Talks continued on a possible deal that would tie residency for millions of illegal immigrants to tougher border security and a crackdown on employing undocumented workers. At the same time, however, Republicans and Democrats set the stage for a partisan battle next week that could squash any agreement. Democrats plan to force a debate starting Tuesday on last year's Senate-passed immigration measure. Most Democrats supported that plan, which a majority of Republican senators opposed.