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CBS and NBC offered contrasting viewpoints on the prospects for that immigration legislation that President George Bus lobbied for on Tuesday. NBC's David Gregory saw the bill's troubles as substantive, noting "a nearly unprecedented grassroots movement dedicated to defeating" the measure. His explanation for the backlash was that immigrants have moved from border states to heartland communities, such as North Carolina, that are unaccustomed to such an influx. On Capitol Hill, CBS' Sharyl Attkisson perceived the problem as procedural--that Senate Republicans wanted to debate more amendments than the Democratic leadership was willing to permit. Attkisson reported that Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Jon Kyl (R-AZ) were meeting to whittle the GOP's wish list of 200 down to "fewer than 20" so immigration reform may be "back on track in the Senate as early as next week."
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