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• v  apply great or increased pressure

• turn up the heat

News & Articles

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• Obama pushes economic case for immigration
  The White House is trying to turn up the pressure on Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass sweeping immigration reform in coming weeks, making the argument that modernizing the outdated system would boost the economy and cut the deficit.        
  July 10, 2013 - Chicago Tribune
• Obama pushes case for immigration as House eyes next steps
  By Roberta Rampton and Caren Bohan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is trying to turn up the pressure on Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass sweeping immigration reform in coming weeks, making the argument that modernizing the outdated system would boost the economy and cut the deficit. President Barack Obama's top advisers released a 32-page report on Wednesday ...
  July 10, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News