It looks like the GOP is trying to undo some of the damage that was done to the party when it allowed the xenophobes and nativists to take over for them last year costing them the Hispanic vote and perhaps damaging the party for years.
GOP lawmakers are working behind closed doors to come up with some sort of immigration legislation. The President is still pushing for the same. Unfortunately they are not working with Democrats so it’s likely that the GOP legislation will be more punitive than effective as they will have to play to their base.
On the Democratic side of the aisle, Senator Kennedy is moving to use the immigration legislation passed in committee as a starting point for negotiations with the GOP.
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