Hmmm, is this the new CW?
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Frank Sharry, head of America’s Voice, a group lobbying for comprehensive immigration reform, said he and other advocates see a window for legislation between September and March of next year, and they hope legislation can pass early next year. They’re buoyed by hearings that Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) called recently to start the debate.
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Expect immigration reform in the fall or early 2010? With the schedule, the first session of the 111th Congress ends early October, which would be the fall session, and then they're on break the rest of the year. The second session starts January 2010.
And where does that leave Dream? The Dream Act is attached to CIR according to Durbin and that other Senators like Specter prefer to vote on immigration matters in a comprehensive bill. The Hill did say Dream could be a sleeper this year, but with CIR and Dream so close to one another, will they really offer Dream as a stand alone if CIR is bumped to early 2010?
Also, with the energy/cap and trade bill set for passage in the House in the summer/July, the Senate could take up energy in the fall, but the Senate hasn't yet started work or negotiations on cap and trade. I guess we'll just have to see what Obama's priorities are for this fall and what he says during the immigration event.
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