Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Immigration Reform Dead, again?

I thought they said immigration died in December and 3 months before that and 3 months before that. How many times can it be pronounced dead? 

Immigration reform is needed and will continue to live as long as there are people willing to fight for it, no matter who loses an election.

POLITICO - Eric Cantor loss kills immigration reform
By SEUNG MIN KIM | 6/10/14 11:40 PM EDT Updated: 6/11/14 12:19 AM EDT

Immigration reform is almost certainly dead on Capitol Hill this year.

Many top sources close to the issue privately acknowledged after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s shocking defeat Tuesday night that the already uphill battle for immigration reform was dealt the knockout blow.

Coming off President Barack Obama’s re-election, immigration reform was seen as an issue both parties could deal with quickly. Democrats wanted to deliver on promises made to their Latino backers and Republicans wanted to get the issue off the table to avoid reliving the electoral demographic nightmare of 2012.
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