Chances of an overhaul of the nation’s immigration policy grew dimmer with the defeat of House majority leader Eric Cantor. Business coalitions such as the Georgia Agribusiness Council have called for an immigration reform vote in the House. In June 2013, the Senate passed an immigration overhaul that would include a path to citizenship; it’ s stalled in the House. Today, an agribusiness executive calls the current system a detriment to Georgia farmers. A conservative activist says shoring up a “porous” border should be at the forefront of any new measures.

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Rose Scott signals as Closer Look goes on air in the WABE studio. An Atlanta resident left WABE a $3 million donation, a boost after WABE lost $1.9 million in annual funding from the Corporation of Public Broadcasting. (Ben Gray / AJC file)

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