Well, I guess no bill isn’t so bad considering what could have happened if something had passed. We could have ended up with the McCain-Kennedy bill which would pretty much have put the final nail in the coffin of the beginning of America’s downfall as far as I am concerned. What worries me is that they might drudge this up again next year since there will be no elections in 2007 and some of the House members might be more inclined to pass the McCain bill in that environment.

WASHINGTON - In a defeat for President Bush, Republican congressional leaders said Tuesday that broad immigration legislation is all but doomed for the year, a victim of election-year concerns in the House and conservatives’ implacable opposition to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants.

“Our number one priority is to secure the border, and right now I haven’t heard a lot of pressure to have a path to citizenship,” said Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., announcing plans for an unusual series of hearings to begin in August on Senate-passed immigration legislation.

“I think it is easy to say the first priority of the House is to secure the borders,” added Rep. Roy Blunt, the GOP whip.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060620/ap_on_go_co/immigration