Amnesty deal imminent?

Various sources are whispering that an illegal alien amnesty/"guest" worker scheme is imminent:

A highly-placed senate source confirmed to me this afternoon that a deal on a Senate immigration bill is expected tonight. Closed-door meetings continue... At issue now is the issue of "chain immigration."... ...Call your senators now. Each can be reached through the Capitol switchboard, 202-224-3121. Call now, call later, and keep calling.

Slightly less "hopeful":

Republicans and Democrats were nearing a deal Tuesday on a sweeping immigration overhaul that would give millions of illegal immigrants a chance at legal status but strictly limit future arrivals from staying in the United States.

Senators and White House officials negotiated through the afternoon and into the evening and said an elusive compromise was in sight. But with details changing rapidly, it was unclear whether the talks would result in a breakthrough or a meltdown.

"Eighty-twenty!" said an upbeat Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., one of the key players in the talks, giving strong odds of a deal he said could be announced as early as today.

In a hopeful sign for a potential deal, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., postponed until Monday a vote that had been scheduled for today on bringing up an immigration measure that passed the Senate last year.

Whatever they do, there's a very effective way to stop any bill in its tracks.

Immigration2007a · Tue, 05/15/2007 - 20:40 · · Importance: 1