After Healthcare and Cap-And-Trade, Democrats To Push Amnesty for Illegals

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 12:48 PM

By: Dan Weil

Democratic congressional leaders are vowing to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill this year that would give amnesty to an estimated 11 million immigrants living and working the United States illegally.

The votes are there, they say. All they need now is time to push it through.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that he has the votes to pass such legislation, which also would create a new guest-worker program for employers. The stumbling block is persuading senators to deal with such a politically charged issue, he told reporters.

“What is impeding comprehensive immigration reform is any floor time to do it,â€