The media and both parties saw the results of the California 50th congressional election. The issue did not decrease the vote for the Democrat, nor did it increase the votes for the Republican.
So both the media and the two parties are now pretty much ingoring the issue. The speaker of the house has killed any attempt to change the law. So no law will land on Bush's desk. It will not be on the agenda for the house or the senate. The media will pay no attention to the issue.
There will be no action and the issue will go where all dead issues go. There will be a few people who will try to attract attention to the issue but few if any will pay attention.
The illegal immigration issue is a dead duck.. They sawed its legs off.
Not sure I agree. The Senate has to be very embarrassed for launching an unconstitutional bill and the prospects are not good for passage of a new Senate bill before summer. My guess is most people view the amnesty portion dead but the security and enforcement still alive. Key conservatives are trying to convince George that it is the politically smart thing to do. Reference the open letter to President Bush from conservatives today on this point.