They Voted For You: Illegal Immigration

West Virginia Sens. Robert C. Byrd and Jay Rockefeller, both Democrats, helped derail the "Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007."

"Needing 60 votes to end debate and schedule a final vote on the bill itself, (bill supporters) won only 45," The Associated Press reported. "Senate leaders set aside the legislation until further notice."

The AP article also cites a recent Pew Research Center poll on the issue.

(This marks the debut of a new feature I've been tinkering with, which aims to increase coverage of the state's congressional delegation.)