RIP: Immigration Reform | National Catholic Reporter

RIP: Immigration Reform | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: The Immigration Reform bill that passed the Senate was designed to embarrass the Speaker.  It did that among Democrats, the Speaker was not harmed and the Latino voters were not impressed.  It was a bad bill - way too punitive.  If you want to appeal to Latino voters, take out the punitive measures and let Mitch McConnell filibuster it.  Now, I am quite sure that both Republican chambers will pass something onerous and would force Obama to veto it, save that Harry Reid will stop a final vote from being taken. None of this has anything to do with Obama's political skills (which he does have if you look at the first term accomplishments), it is all on the Tea Party - who believes that all 11 million undocumented immigrants should simply come home (and take their anchor baby kids with them) and who would not support Obama, even if he mandated deportations (which he mostly has).