NEW : Now Obama has made the issue a major priority of his second term . GOP Sen. Cruz says the bill as written will pass the Senate but not the House . Senate Democrats , Republicans vote overwhelmingly to allow passage . President Obama urges Congress to pass the bipartisan ballot initiative . The amendments create a new right to citizenship ; some conservatives call it amnesty .
NEW : GOP Sen. Cruz says the bill as written will pass the Senate but not the House . Senate Democrats , Republicans vote overwhelmingly to allow passage . President Obama urges Congress to pass the bipartisan ballot initiative . The amendments create a new right to citizenship ; some conservatives call it amnesty .