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Published: 11/17/09

Immigration, Yet Another Issue: How Many Hard Votes Can Congress Take?

By  Walter Shapiro - Politics Daily
Immigration, Yet Another Issue: How Many Hard Votes Can Congress Take?

The Obama administration – and this is a rare statement apt to unite acolytes and acid-tongued critics – does not lack for ambition. Even with the president off in Asia, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that 9/11 suspects would be tried in civilian courts in New York City. And Janet Napolitano, the secretary of homeland security, delivered a major speech adding one more controversial item to the 2010 legislative agenda. The upcoming trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed dominated the headlines, but Napolitano's full-throated commitment to push for immigration reform next year may ...

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