Twenty-seven Republicans voted against the Corker-Hoeven Border Security Amendment to the comprehensive immigration reform measure put forward by Arizona Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake (and the other six members of the "Gang of 8").
The amendment passed, 67-27, and the next test will be a cloture vote likely to take place on Wednesday afternoon.
Here is how the Senators voted:
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