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N.C. Congressmen Take Sides On Immigration Debate

U.S. House of Representatives

Some North Carolina members of the U.S. House are taking sides as their chamber gets ready to take up immigration reform this week.   Many House Republicans on Capitol Hill disagree with the comprehensive reform plan passed by the Senate.

GOP Congressman George Holding of Raleigh says the bill doesn't go far enough to protect the border today.  He also says he doesn't think it will be effective moving forward."I don't think it will prevent illegal immigration in the future and those are things we absolutely have to do in order to have a successful immigration policy and law," Holding says.

Democratic Congressman David Price of Chapel Hill says the Senate bill is not perfect but it could provide a path to citizenship for many in this country illegally.  He says it could also help contribute to the country's financial well being.

"Those folks are going to pay taxes," Price says.   "Those folks are going to spend money on the necessities of life to support their families, so of course it's a net plus for the country economically."

House Republicans plan to meet this week to decide how to approach the Senate bill.

Gurnal Scott joined North Carolina Public Radio in March 2012 after several stops in radio and television. After graduating from the College of Charleston in his South Carolina hometown, he began his career in radio there. He started as a sports reporter at News/Talk Radio WTMA and won five Sportscaster of the Year awards. In 1997, Gurnal moved on to television as general assignment reporter and weekend anchor for WCSC-TV in Charleston. He anchored the market's top-rated weekend newscasts until leaving Charleston for Memphis, TN in 2002. Gurnal worked at WPTY-TV for two years before returning to his roots in radio. He joined the staff of Memphis' NewsRadio 600 WREC in 2004 eventually rising to News Director. In 2006, Raleigh news radio station WPTF came calling and he became the station's chief correspondent. Gurnal’s reporting has been honored by the South Carolina Broadcasters Association, the North Carolina Associated Press, and the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas.
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