Something we have discussed in class is the chance of immigration reform passing during Congress's lame duck period. Bill Richardson vocalized he believes that immigration policy change has a better chance of passing now than it did with the Democrat-run Congress before. He stated that he feels Republicans might be more open towards the idea because they do not want to become a party that says no to every piece of legislation. Despite this hope, he explained that it was legislation still had awhile to go.
I have to agree with Richardson that the chances are better. A big reason the Dream Act failed was because it was too controversial for an election year. Now that the election has finished, I hope that both parties have the will to create some bi-partisanship legislation that deals with immigration.
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