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Jared Kushner wades into the immigration debate, with little to show so far

WASHINGTON - Jared Kushner's plan to reform the U.S. immigration system by increasing money for border security and giving more visas for certain foreign workers while reducing family reunification has a little something for everyone - to hate.

Even before Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior advisor, submitted the immigration plan that the White House began to roll out last week, administration supporters and critics alike were rejecting his nascent effort.

On the right, backers of reduced immigration to the United States criticized the plan as too lenient because it does not cut overall immigration levels.

Immigration advocates criticized the proposals as too harsh, for emphasizing border security and giving preference to

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