Details of Senate plan begin to leak out, bill expected to be unveiled by Thursday

After much speculation that a plan would be coming out this week, or possibly delayed for a few weeks, the word inside the beltway is that a plan may be unveiled in the Senate on Thursday.  Meanwhile the House continues to work on a plan, and there is no timeline yet for a proposal.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a Senate immigration plan would set a high bar for border security:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323820304578413063272797112.html?mod=djemalertNEWS


A Senate plan may be put forward by the "Gang of Eight" by Thursday:
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/292679-senators-aiming-to-unveil-immigration-reform-bill-by-Thursday

Opponents of reform are arguing that the costs may be prohibitive:
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/immigration-reform-budget-price-tag-cbo-89785.html

There are reports of conservative infighting between the Heritage Foundation and pro-immigration reform organizations like the CATO Institute and Grover Norquist's Americans for Tax Reform:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnstanton/conservative-infighting-erupts-over-immigration-reform

The top 5 hurdles to immigration reform

Thousands of activists were heading to DC for a rally on immigration reform on Wednesday:
http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/News/thousands-travel-dc-pro-immigration-reform-rally/story?id=18918060#.UWTdP1eOV_M


Latest word on the House bill is that it is stuck:
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/house-immigration-bill-stuck-on-workers-89835.html