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Originally Posted by dtrt09
Sen.Bennett of UT was just ousted yesterday; Sen.Dodd is retiring; Sen.Shelby said on "Meet the Press" two weeks ago along with Sen.Durbin that immigration reform could receive his vote as long as he SEES A BILL. There's no evidence that the Dems or President will tackle this next year, or the year after, because they don't keep their promises, and everything looks to more Republican gains in Congress, so CIR must be tackled before the August recess.
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I cannot agree with this more, because judging from Sen. Bennett's defeat, the Tea Party is actually gaining a lot of momentum which just spells trouble for Democrats. Even if they keep their majority in Congress, without a supermajority it will very hard to convince any conservative to vote in favor of any pro-immigration bill if they know they might share the same fate as Sen. Bennett.
The chances for CIR are definitely higher now than when we have more Tea Party members in Congress.