
Under current political conditions, neither approach has any chance of passage this year. Federal inaction will likely lead to more mischief by state legislatures following in the path of Alabama, Georgia, and Arizona.
Sponsoring and co-sponsoring the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act are Senators Robert Menéndez ( D-NJ ), Harry Reid ( D-NV ), Patrick Leahy ( D-VT ), Richard Durbin ( D-IL ), Chuck Schumer ( D-NY ), Patty Murray ( D-WA ), John Kerry ( D-MA ), and Kirsten Gillibrand ( D-NY ).
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