Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Even as Sen. Obama (D-IL) pledges to "get [comprehensive immigration reform] done" in his first term as president, Rep. Emanuel (IL), chair of the House Democratic Caucus and one of the leaders of 2006's successful Democratic effort to regain control of Congress, says that Democrats will not support "comprehensive immigration reform" until the second term of a Democratic presidency. This has disappointed some, but proponents of "comprehensive immigration reform" may take heart from this: a president might be able to persuade a chair of the House Democratic Caucus to go along and back immigration reform. And certainly pressure is (and would be) on Emanuel...