Monday, December 27, 2010

Immigration Legislation: Outlook for 2011-2012

With the change in the Congress, immigration reform will be even more difficult. But there are bright spots. - - Donna Poisl

by Carl Shusterman

Immigration legislation in Congress ended on a sour note in 2010. The DREAM Act, after narrowly passing in the House of Representatives, failed to get the necessary 60 votes in the Senate required to overcome a threatened GOP filibuster. Comprehensive immigration reform never even came to a vote in the last Congress.

What will the outlook be for immigration legislation in the 112th Congress which convenes beginning on January 3, 2011?
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