Dim and Dimmer Chances of an Immigration Reform Bill
Posted By The Editors | April 30th, 2010 | Category: Criminal Justice | Comments Off
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Dim and Dimmer Chances of an Immigration Reform Bill
By Seth Freed WesslerWashington’s game of immigration-reform dodgeball got particularly intense this week after Arizona passed its racial police state bill. Many looked east to DC, hoping that the Grand Canyon State’s new law would push lawmakers to move on immigration reform. But the chances of reform this session are looking slim as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle duck and run.
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