On Capitol Hill the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved an immigration bill that would allow the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in this country a chance to work here legally and eventually become U.S. citizens. Under Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy and Republican John McCain’s bill undocumented immigrants living in the United States would be given a chance to earn green cards and eventually obtain citizenship. In order to do this the immigrants would have to agree to spend six years as temporary workers; pay $2,000 in fines and all back taxes; undergo criminal background checks, and show proficiency in English and civics. The committee’s vote sets up a potential clash between the House and Senate over how to proceed with immigration reform. The House has already approved a different bill that has been criticized as the most repressive immigration legislation in 70 years. It would make every undocumented immigrant a felon and make it a crime for priests, nuns, health care workers and other social workers to offer help to undocumented immigrants.