Thread: Hard to see how immigration reform passes now

November 5, 2013
Silvio Canto, Jr.
American Thinker

As we navigate through the ObamaCare fiasco and "the promise of keeping your policy," it's hard to see how immigration reform can fit into this busy calendar. We will see more protests directed at Congress but it won't really have an impact.

2013 is over. There is no bill on the floor and the Senate proposal will not get out of the House. The Senate bill was never debated openly by Senators. The ObamaCare 2,000 page fiasco will make it difficult to pass anything "comprehensive" in the near future!

The first quarter of 2014 will be all about the budget. We will see a repeat of the last 60 days without the shutdown. The other big difference is that President Obama is weaker politically than two months ago.

The primaries start in the second quarter and every politician, running or defending his seat, will be on an election mode. Politicians avoid controversy during election seasons so forget immigration.

Furthermore, Democrats will have to do very heavy lifting with ObamaCare. Do you think that they want immigration reform on their agenda? I don't think so!

Last, but not least, there is a bipartisan coalition to do border security and some limited version of The Dream Act. However, I don't see anything happening on immigration reform before the 2014 midterms.

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/...asses_now.html

This is wishful thinking Silvio Canto that we cannot count on. Have you not read the news where Obama has just announced he has the votes to pass this bill in 2013 and is sending powerful CEO's of more than 15 companies over to pressure the GOP in Congress to move!

Do you think these CEO's believe there is no chance for immigration reform amnesty in 2013? Hardly.

If you oppose Amnesty for illegals you need to be warning readers. If you are trying to lull Conservatives to sleep by falsely telling them there is no danger, then you are engaging in an evil tactic.

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