51.   President Clinton has not given a clear signal of his intention to sign or veto the immigration bill as it is written.

52.   Republicans in Congress have drafted a conference report on immigration bills passed by the House and Senate that includes the court-stripping provision.

53.   Rep. Charles Canady, R-Lakeland, introduces an amendment to the immigration bill requiring English proficiency for some immigrants.

54.   Recently, a frustrated Dole pulled an immigration bill off the Senate floor over efforts by Democrats to tack on a minimum wage increase.

55.   Representative Luis Gutierrez, Democrat of Ilinois, denied that the pressure to pass the immigration bill was meant as a political ploy.

56.   Sen. Alan Simpson said Thursday he will drop a set of controversial provisions restricting legal immigration of skilled foreign workers from his landmark immigration bill.

57.   Sen. Edward Kennedy announced plans today to try to resurrect employment-based provisions, opposed by high tech firms, in an immigration bill.

58.   Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Arizona, attempts to purge a border crossing fee from the Senate immigration bill.

59.   Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina was pushing for an amendment to the immigration bill that would have prohibited illegal immigrant children from attending public schools.