Thread: Midterms imperil immigration bill

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Midterms imperil immigration bill
By: Carrie Budoff Brown
September 14, 2010 04:48 AM EDT

A Republican rout in November would usher in a class of Senate freshmen who ran on pledges of no amnesty for illegal immigrants — a changing of the guard that could doom President Barack Obama’s already faint chances of passing a comprehensive immigration reform bill in his first term.

Immigration reform advocates could see turnover in 17 seats held by Democrats and Republicans who, at one point, voted for a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants, according to a POLITICO analysis of the Senate campaign field. In all cases, the Republicans running for those seats have vowed to never support a legalization program or at least not consider it until the border has been certified secure.

This means the Democratic vision of immigration reform, which couples tough border enforcement and a crackdown on employers with plans to legalize 11 million undocumented immigrants, would need to shift much further to the right to stand any chance in a closely divided Senate.

“The prospects for victory of comprehensive immigration reform are slim,â€

The seiu can go pound sand

This "illegal aliens" union should be shut down for aiding and abetting , along with promoting anarchy , sedition and treason

[quote="immigration2009"]Fiorina has said the government must first secure the border and develop a temporary worker program. “Until we do those two things, there is no use even discussing other immigration policy,â€