Obama's Request For Immigration Funds Meets Pushback On The Hill

By Melissa Block,

Published July 10, 2014 at 5:19 PM EDT

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President Obama has asked Congress for $3.7 billion in emergency funds to address the influx of immigrant children at the U.S.-Mexico border. The Senate Appropriations Committee is holding a hearing Thursday about the request.

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