From Senate Majority Leader, a Promise to Take Up Immigration Overhaul

Opponents of such legislation said yesterday that they thought the chances for passage of an overhaul remained slim while the country is facing high unemployment.

“It just doesn’t look very feasible as the next big thing,” said Roy Beck, executive director of NumbersUSA, an organization that favors reduced immigration. “I don’t think even Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats are radical enough to go back to their districts and say American workers don’t have priority when it comes to American jobs.” Ms. Pelosi, Democrat of California, is the speaker of the House. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/us/politics/11immig.htmlBy Julie Preston — New York Times