There’s been a lot of back and forth in the blogosphere and in the media over how cutting a political issue immigration is. Mickey Kaus seems to have focused on almost nothing but immigration lately, and the question of how it’s impacting races. Jim Geraghty has looked at polling showing that for those who consider themselves “independent,” border security ranks as the number one political issue. Arguing the other side, Ezra Klein says that the immigration issue didn’t win any races for restrictionists this year — and arguably lost at least one. Whatever the significance of the issue, it seems highly unlikely that Congress will address it anytime soon. With comprehensive immigration reform apparently impossible this year, some moderate House Democrats have decided to work with Republicans on a border-security-only bill. While the group has a bill (which one anti-illegal immigration group summarizes here)and lots of support, it seems DOA with the House Hispanic Caucus:
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