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Kan. plan: Allow illegal immigrants to stay, work

Quick ReadLabor movement: Kansas business group's proposal would allow illegal immigrants to stay, work

(AP) -- A coalition of business groups will propose Kansas start a new program to help some illegal immigrants remain in the state so they can hold down jobs in agriculture and other industries with labor shortages, coalition representatives disclosed Tuesday.

A spokeswoman for the Washington-based Immigration Policy Council called the proposal "unprecedented" and questioned whether the federal...

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