Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Midterms imperil immigration bill

This story certainly tells immigrants, and voters who want to help immigrants, that they better work to get everyone to vote this year. Midterms are VERY important. - - Donna Poisl

By CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN

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.
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