Immigration Reform Dying or Dead? | National Catholic Reporter

Immigration Reform Dying or Dead? | National Catholic Reporter by MSW.  MGB: Sadly, the Immigration Reform bill is designed to make reform acceptable to the Republicans - it is hardly a liberal bill (such  bill would simply get rid of restrictions).  Even more sadly, some kind of reform was absolutely essential for the long term survival of the Republican Party - although I am not so sad about the prospect of it dying.  The saddest thing of all is that the Republican fear of doing something likely has everything to do with the racism of most of the voting public (not the public at large) - so it is their best short term play - and that includes in states where Democrats favor something punitive.  Lastly - and pitifully - which is beyond sad, the lack of progress still has to do with not wanting to give Obama a victory. whether that reflects the racism of the Republican members of the Congress and Senate or the wider party is uncertain - and frankly, I don't want to know.  Oh, maybe I do.



Of course, the nasty thing is that the bill may be written to make the GOP look bad - although it is within the policy paradigm of the last Republican President who likely would have signed it as well.  There is a degree that this is a crafted set up - but I still wish it were not so punitive.