Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s going to pass legislation that will effectively neuter Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law if/when (and a lot of people are starting to say ‘when’) the Supreme Court upholds said legislation. Ann Althouse notes that the law is actually popular, and that even Latinos themselves are divided on whether or not it’s a good idea. I have a much more elemental take on this: Chuck Schumer has considerably less ability to dictate what or what does not get passed in this Congress – but if he really wants to get his legislation considered, there’s an easy way to do it.
Attach it to a Democratic Senate budget proposal.