U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, while expressing hope that Congress can finally solve the immigration problem, remained noncommittal on Friday about his support for the bill currently making its way through the Senate.
Speaking to members of the Nashville Kiwanis Club, Corker said he's much more positive about Congress putting it "in the rearview mirror" than when lawmakers last considered reforms in 2007.
"It's untenable for us to remain in the status that we are as it relates to the immigration issue," he said.
While talking with reporters, Corker stressed caution in crafting legislation because of the danger of "the third way" - passing an incomplete bill that will force legislators to take up immigration reform again in several years.
He stated repeatedly the importance of repairing the country's immigration policy. He did not say whether he supported the current bill, nor specify any particular reforms he would support.
Corker's comments come just more than a week after the Gang of Eight's immigration reform bill cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee.
