An agreement between union leaders and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce could set the stage for a bipartisan group of senators to introduce a comprehensive bill to revamp federal immigration policy within weeks. The group of eight senators is led by Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.).
AFL-CIO and Chamber officials said on March 29 that they had reached general agreement on two issues that had been sticking points in the talks. Both dealt with the guest-worker program. But some construction groups say the details of the agreement are unrealistic or problematic.