The subject is definitely alive and well and not going away!

Hoping to jump-start a major legislative drive on immigration reform in the US congress, more than 100 pro-reform House Democrats signed a letter reminding President Obama of his administration’s commitment to overhaul immigration.

The letter was clearly meant to nudge the WH toward engaging an issue it has allowed to languish.  The letter expressed House Dems “commitment to fix our broken immigration system” and cited “strong support for moving forward on fair and humane comprehensive immigration reform this year.”  One of the signees, Rep. Luis Gutierrez, an Illinois Dem, is gearing up to introduce a major immigration reform bill as early as next month.

Immigration advocates and their allies in Congress believe there is a window for immigration reform to pass early next year, before midterm elections complicate the political calculus.

Immigrant advocates know that once health care reform is settled, immigration will compete with other crucial issues including banking regulations and the interrelated climate and energy questions, for political attention.  As always — immigration reform pivots on one sensitive question:  What happens with the nation’s 12 million undocumented immigrants?

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Tags: CIR, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Congress, GUEST WORKERS, HOUSE DEMOCRATS, Illegal Aliens, Immigration Reform, REP. LUIS GUTIERREZ

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