▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁passed ▁the ▁Com pre h ensive ▁Im m igration ▁Reform ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Ne ither ▁bill ▁became ▁law ▁because ▁their ▁differences ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁recon ci led ▁in ▁conference ▁committee . ▁The ▁legisl ative ▁negoti ations ▁and ▁national ▁activ ism ▁behind ▁imm igration ▁reform ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁is ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 - part ▁document ary ▁film ▁series ▁How ▁Dem ocracy ▁Works ▁Now . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁imm igration ▁reform ▁became ▁a ▁hot ▁topic ▁again ▁since ▁the ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁administration ▁sign aled ▁interest ▁in ▁beginning ▁a ▁discussion ▁on ▁compreh ensive ▁imm igration ▁reform ▁before ▁that ▁year ' s ▁end . ▁The ▁proposed ▁compreh ensive ▁imm igration ▁reform ▁plan ▁had ▁b ipart isan ▁support ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁goals , ▁and ▁included ▁six ▁sections ▁designed ▁to ▁have ▁" something ▁for ▁everyone ". ▁ ▁These ▁six ▁sections ▁were : ▁ ▁to ▁fix ▁border ▁enfor cement , ▁ ▁" inter ior ▁enfor cement ", ▁such ▁as ▁prevent ing ▁vis a ▁over st ays , ▁ ▁prevent ing ▁people ▁from ▁working ▁without ▁a ▁work ▁permit , ▁ ▁creating ▁a ▁committee ▁to ▁adapt ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁vis as ▁available ▁to ▁changing ▁economic ▁times , ▁ ▁a ▁program ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁path ▁to ▁legal ▁status ▁for ▁illegal ▁imm igr ants , ▁and ▁ ▁programs ▁to ▁help