[Beck_isright]

"I think it is almost certainly too tough a nut for Congress to crack in an election year, so anything that might eventually pass will be at least a couple years in the works."

We thought the same thing about CFR which W "promised" to oppose. It's now the law of the land.

[AzJohn]

We thought the same thing about CFR which W "promised" to oppose. It's now the law of the land.

I thought the point that was always made about CFR was that we didn't have to worry because the Supreme Court would strike it down. (I never bought that argument either.)

In any event, IIRC it did take several years to pass CFR. And I think immigration reform will take at least a couple years if it passes at all---but I'll admit that's purely speculation on my part.