On Thursday, senators voted to give workers the ability to apply for permanent residency on their own if they have been working in the country for at least four years.
"The Senate also voted 56-43 to overturn the results of the last vote yesterday, when lawmakers approved by 50-48 an amendment that would require undocumented immigrants to apply for legal status through their employers.
Supporters of today's amendment said undocumented immigrants should be allowed to ``self-petition'' for legal status so they couldn't be possibly kept in limbo by unscrupulous employers. "
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