But legalizing 11 million people won’t?
SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER (D-NY): Well, look, this is going to be a historic week for the senate as we pass comprehensive immigration reform. We’re about at two-thirds of the Senate right now. Our momentum is growing. So I believe we’ll be in the neighborhood of 70 votes by the time the vote occurs at the end of the week.
And I do believe that having a significant number of Republicans will change the dynamic in the House. Individual congress members from red districts, if they see their senator has voted for, and they decide to do the right thing. There will be huge pressure on Speaker Boehner not to block immigration reform because that would consign the Republican Party to minority status. And we have all kinds of allies who are usually conservative pushing for this bill — the business community, the high tech community, the evangelical community, the Catholic bishops, the growers throughout the country.