Durbin: Immigration bill 'unlikely' in '10

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Durbin: Immigration bill 'unlikely' in '10
By Michael O'Brien - 05/12/10 07:38 AM ET

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said it's "unlikely" that the Senate would move on immigration reform this year.

Durbin said that a tough political environment, especially for Republicans, made it all but politically impossible to move forward with an immigration bill.

"It's unlikely we'll get to it this year," Durbin told the liberal Bill Press radio show, pointing to the political environment.

A group of Democratic senators released their outline for comprehensive immigration legislation several weeks ago. That proposal, by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Sens. Bob Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), would emphasize border security before providing a path to U.S. citizenship for illegal immigrants.

"Can we do it? Unlikely," Durbin said of the chances of that bill advancing. "You saw what happened in Utah to Bob Bennett."

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