Perhaps we've been a bit too pssimistic lately. We have a long way to go, but the elections have definitely given us a boost, especially in the immigration battle.
http://www.occidentaldissent.com/2010/11/05/the-avalanche/#more-6019
The Avalanche
Nov 5th, 2010 by Hunter Wallace
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Who benefits?
Roy Beck of NumbersUSA:
"I'm not sure there has been a Congress since 1924 â€" and certainly not in the last 50 years â€" that had a membership more interested in reductions in overall illegal and legal immigration than will be the one that was elected yesterday."Â
The most restrictionist Congress since 1924. Doesn't that really say it all?
IN THE HOUSE
1. They wiped out a net of three dozen More-Immigration seats in the House.
2. They knocked the number of More-Immigration seats down to about 170, far below the 218 majority needed to pass legislation, seemingly eradicating any possibility of "comprehensive immigration reform"Â being considered in the next Congress.
3. They didn't just go for mild enforcement types. They filled about two dozen of those current More-Immigration seats with Less-Immigration candidates who made explicit promises not only to push stringent enforcement measures but also promised to work to eliminate several categories of legal immigration.
4. The number of elected Less-Immigration candidates promising stepped-up immigration enforcement looks like it will fall just short of the 218 majority. But most of the final 50 elected candidates classified as Uncommitted appear likely to lean toward more enforcement if presented opportunities and requirements to vote on it. There is no question that a solid pro-enforcement, bi-partisan majority will exist in the new House.
IN THE SENATE
1. Five or six of the Senate's most aggressive More-Immigration Members were replaced by Less-Immigration candidates.
2. That shift puts the More-Immigration bloc about 10 votes short of stopping a filibuster and creates a virtual 50-50 deadlock in the Senate.
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