This is ONE issue that is hot button even for the moderate left. The majority of Americans do NOT support amnesty for illegals. Of course, Zero is trying to shore up his voting base so that they’re all on a fast-track to citizenship in time for ACORN to register them in 2012.
No way this gets through Congress. Many of them know how much trouble they’re in because of the Porkulus bill. They aren’t going to go back and try to face their constituents giving amnesty to the cheap labor crowd in the face of 7% unemployment, a lot of it in blue collar jobs.
I don't even think Obama will push it until 2012, although he will keep making vague statements that sound like amnesty is coming soon. He doesn't need a divisive, stunning defeat right now.