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Now just based on the contentious level of debate on the legalization issue as it stands in the bill already. and as it stood in the bill in the last Congress. I am convinced that it does not have a prayer. People forget we only passed immigration reform on this floor by five votes last time. Having been intimately involved with it and spoken with Members on both sides of the aisle and of all sorts of political persuasions. I am absolutely convinced that that fivevote margin. that very small margin. was a manifestation of the concern Members had of passing any Legalization Program.