Border vigilance

WHAT A DIFFERENCE three weeks makes — not to mention a few billion dollars. On June 7, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) could muster only 45 votes — 15 too few — to limit debate and proceed to a vote on a "grand bargain" immigration bill. On Tuesday, 64 senators voted for cloture, ratifying a bipartisan deal to resurrect the legislation and allow a mixed bag of amendments from both parties.

June 27, 2007