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Pol_070518_Immigration_Visas.sPubDate = "5/18/2007 5:07:46 PM GMT";
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Pol_070518_Immigration_Visas.appHeader = "How immigration visa priorities would change";
Pol_070518_Immigration_Visas.appFooter = "Source: Associated Press";
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Pol_070518_Immigration_Visas[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>An agreement on overhauling the nation's immigration laws would eventually shift the priority on granting new immigration visas from reuniting families to providing more skilled workers for U.S. employers.<br>Click an option on the left to see how the proposal would work.";

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Pol_070518_Immigration_Visas[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>&#149; 980,000 family visas yearly for spouses, minor children and extended family.<br>&#149; 140,000 employment visas available yearly.";

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Pol_070518_Immigration_Visas[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>&#149; 1.1 million family visas yearly for spouses, minor children and extended family.<br>&#149; 140,000 \"point system\" visas yearly; distributed according to points that favor skills and education.";

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Pol_070518_Immigration_Visas[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>&#149; 550,000 family visas yearly for spouses and minor children only.<br>&#149; 380,000 \"point system\" visas yearly; distributed according to points that favor skills and education but also give limited credit for extended family ties.";

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