Possibility for Immigration Reform?

It’s looking like significant immigration reform may not be possible this year.

Despite hopes for a bipartisan solution, House Speaker John Boehner stated that it would be difficult, if not impossible, to get anything major past the more conservative members of the GOP. As immigration is an issue that deeply divides the Republican party, it may make it more difficult to keep the conservative votes in upcoming elections.

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However, Senator Schumer of New York has suggested using a discharge petition to bypass the committee process and bring new immigration legislation directly to the House floor for voting. The tactic rarely succeeds, and many think it also unlikely to in this case. Legislation would need not only all the Democrat votes, but also more than a dozen Republican ones to gain a majority.

Schumer also suggested passing legislation this year, but not letting it take effect until 2017 when Obama would no longer be in office. This would hopefully assuage the GOP's doubts.

Although the debt ceiling vote went smoothly, it doesn’t seem as though this will be an ongoing trend. Immigration reform has been called for by most, but the details just can’t seem to be agreed on. What do you think about the possibility for change this year - is the state of immigration in this country going to stay stagnant for long?

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