The Senate overwhelmingly voted to move forward Thursday on a bill that would impose stricter measures on undocumented migrants who commit crimes in the United States, although many Democrats said they would seek to change some provisions.
The 84-9 vote on a procedural motion easily surpassed the 60-vote threshold needed to overcome a filibuster, setting up an early test in the coming days on whether Democrats could support the GOP-backed immigration proposal.
One of the Democratic votes came from Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer of New York, who made it clear that this was not a vote on the bill itself, just a vote to have debate and amendments on the legislation.
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