The Fallout Over the Demise of the Grand Bargain

Pundits are speculating about the fallout from the failure of the “Grand Bargain” on immigration reform.  For a sampling of commentary on the impacts, click here, here, and here.  It probably is fair to say that John McCain, the lone Republican in the pressidential debate on Tuesday to defend the bill, will not gain much from his support if the bill in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.  And the bill’s defeat will not do much to help Ted Kennedy’s legacy.

I feel bittersweet about the apparent defeat of the reform proposal.  in my estimation, it had some bad parts to it.  However, what will become of the 10-12 million undocumented immigrants  who now do not have any sort of legalization program to look to?  it makes me want to cry and I bet that many of them feel the same.

KJ