What the "Amnesty Memo" Means

(And it's not about "transparency.")
Rosemary Jenks
NumbersUSA
August 3, 2010

What the ‘Amnesty Memo’ Means

By Rosemary Jenks, Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 9:00 AM EDT

Majority Leader Harry Reid and Speaker Nancy Pelosi are facing a dilemma: Although they publicly bemoan the fact that Republicans won’t help them pass an unpopular amnesty . . . er, comprehensive immigration-reform bill, they don’t want to force vulnerable Democrats to vote on amnesty this close to the November elections — especially not with unemployment at 9.5 percent.