The issue focused on the measure that would allow people in the U.S. with legal visas to apply for legal permanent residency in the state if they are citizens of a non-union country.


How exactly to solve the legal immigration problem


Experts in immigration law say administrative chaos and law enforcement agents who want to deport the undocumented are a large part of the political and policy challenge in trying to enact an immigration system that is both legal and just.


Obama administration officials in late 2012 have pushed