Immigration Reform: DOA
Months of marches, hearings and passionate argument, along with fierce debate over two conflicting bills on immigration, have led to this: deadlock in Congress and no immigration reform this year.
That's the consensus on Capitol Hill and among policy experts. It's even shared by President Bush, who has pushed for a comprehensive bill. During a recent meeting, Bush told Mexican President Vicente Fox that no immigration overhaul was likely in 2006, Fox said. FRANK DAVIES in The San Jose Mercury News.