Newspapers are reporting today that the Congressional immigration debate is likely to drag on past the November elections. The big question: Will this help those on the liberal or conservative side of the debate? Meanwhile, the country’s byzantine immigration court and detention system continues to work in mysterious ways. One happy mystery: Julio Gonzalez, featured in a Seattle Weekly article, has been freed from the Northwest Detention Center. See our followup story. Feel free to share your own immigration story, or post your thoughts on the immigration debate, in comments.
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