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Seth Freed Wessler

Dim and Dimmer Chances of an Immigration Reform Bill

Washington’s game of immigration-reform dodgeball got particularly intense this week after Arizona passed its racial police state bill. Many looked east to DC, hoping that the Grand Canyon State’s new law would push lawmakers to move on immigration reform. But the chances of reform this session are looking slim as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle duck and run.

Although Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said he’ll unfurl an immigration bill this session, many doubt his sincerity, especially after waffling on the issue several weeks ago. Indeed, Newsweek reports that Democratic leadership in the Senate say “there is no way they will move to an immigration bill before July—and it’s unlikely even then.â€