"Days before a planned march in Washington, D.C., two U.S. senators announced their framework Thursday for a bipartisan immigration bill that would increase resources for border enforcement, create a biometric Social Security card to prevent forgeries and legalize millions of undocumented immigrants."
Why do this now? First, it was a campaign promise. And a good one. Our country needs reform. But also, like last time with Bush pushing for reform, the legislation brings out the crazies. This is one piece of legislation that repubs wish would get passed quickly. Watch what happens. There will be some aspiring repub who comes out strong against it and s/he will starting whipping up the right into a frothy frenzy for all of America see. If dems drag out the vote on this a little longer and have it pass in august, people will get a good view of the extremism on the right. It could definitely buffer the major losses heading the dem's way in November.
