Congress Rejecting Enforcement Only Proposals?

In a setback to Republican-led efforts to promote an enforcement-only approach to overhauling immigration law, a congressional negotiating committee on Monday shunted aside several measures the House passed last week. With Congress rushing to tie up loose ends by week’s end so lawmakers can recess to campaign for the November elections, the committee balked at attaching the provisions to a “must-pass” bill to fund the Homeland Security Department next fiscal year. The tactic would have deprived the full Senate and House of a vote on separate items, some of which are controversial.  Click here for the story.

KJ