WHEN MINUTEMEN ARE HAPPY...you know you ought to be dispirited, at the very least. And while the immigration bill required an onerous, anti-family "touch back" and agreed to construct an Orwellian "security fence" between the United States and Mexico, I can't help but feel disappointed today for the 12 million undocumented Americans who have just learned they're not going to get adequate medical care, college financial aid for their kids, or the right to report domestic violence without fear of deportation after all. I have little faith that Congress will return to immigration during Bush's term. And even less faith that a Democrat will risk political capital on such a divisive issue in 2009.
--Dana Goldstein
