Since then, the fact that the perpetrators were of Chechen origin has led more to call for a close look at the immigration bill: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/19/boston-bombing-immigration-bill/2096697/
Some have called amnesty "dead on arrival" http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2013/04/19/the-morning-plum-foes-of-immigration-reform-pounce-on-boston-bombing/
Others argued that the fact that Tsarnaez was a naturalized citizen makes it harder to link the bombing to proposed reforms: http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/04/its-hard-to-legislate-immigration-law-from-the-boston-bombing/275148/
On Thursday the "Gang of Eight" presented an overview of the bill, while Senator Jeff Sessions held his own gathering to oppose a path to citizenship:
http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/Politics/immigration-reform-room-bed-bugs/story?id=18992641#.UXMUecpwQ3E
The Senate Judiciary Committee held its first hearing on the immigration bill, with Boston a prominent topic:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/19/politics/terror-immigration-hearing/

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