An Eye on Immigration and Guns This Week

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco

Things to look out for this week: Guns and immigration.

As if this week were any different from the last  three or four weeks – but this time it’s real, and serious, they say. Both issues are coming to a head at the same time.

On guns, the President went to Connecticut and returned with members of the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre. They’ll be visiting lawmakers on the Hill to persuade them to pass a gun bill – this is especially poignant now that 14 Senators have signaled that they will filibuster any gun bill, in any form.

On the immigration front, depending on who you talk to or listen to, this is the week we’ll see an immigration bill…or maybe not. It could be next week, or the week after that. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said this weekend on television that a bill will be presented this week. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said no, not so fast. Accordiong to Graham, a bill on immigration won’t be ready for another two weeks. Be all that as it may, we’ll be watching.

Here are a few articles to the point:

Critical Week in Senate for Gun and Immigration Bills, The New York Times

Guns, Immigration And Budget On Washington’s Agenda, NPR

Budget, immigration, gun control: Congress returns to debate cornerstones of Obama agenda, NBC Politics