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Sealing Off the Borders

Anti-Immigration Groups Gear Up for Action

With Democrats hinting that the nation’s immigration laws could be in play, radio talk show hosts and anti-amnesty groups are preparing for a repeat of their grass-roots lobbying effort of two years ago, a campaign that clogged Congressional switchboards and ultimately doomed legislation that attempted to account for the roughly 12 million undocumented workers in the United States.
And they’re promising lawmakers that they ain’t seen nothing yet.

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor leaves the podium after speaking to reporters at the Republican National Committee following a House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol Hill Club on Feb. 7.
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30 Hill Aides to Know

30 Hill Aides to Know

The clear expectation is Congress will get very little done this election year. But what does get accomplished, at least in the high-profile areas, will largely be the handiwork of an elite group of staffers — who combine policy expertise, political acumen and the trust of their lawmaker bosses to drive much of the legislative agenda.

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