Like A Bad Horror Movie

Like a zombie in a B-grade Hollywood horror film, the illegal immigration "reform" bill is being brought back to life by Harry "Baron Samedi" Reid and the other Senate leadership.

"The leaders have agreed on a way forward," said Jim Manley, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.

The measure, sidetracked a week ago, is expected to return to the Senate floor for additional debate as early as next week.

The legislation has generated intense controversy, particularly for provisions envisioning eventual citizenship for many of the estimated 12 million immigrants now in the country unlawfully. The bill also calls for greater border security and a crackdown on the hiring of illegal employees.

The decision to revive the measure does not necessarily portend passage in the Senate. Critics of the measure have denounced it as conferring amnesty on millions of lawbreakers, and it remains unclear how strenuously they will attempt to prevent its approval.

The decision to bring the bill back for more debate was made at a meeting involving Reid, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, and key supporters of the legislation.

Well, that would indicate that the fix is in. But somehow, I am not really sure they will be able to get it past the Senate, much less the House. Brace yourselves for some serious screaming, Senators. The only way American voters are going to let you keep your jobs is if you break the border security out first into a stand-alone companion that cannot be undermined by the rest of the provisions. You are badly mistaken if you think the voters will not remember this if it gets shoved down America's throat.