Sounds like they have a lot of confidence; course, that too could change.
Democrats pledge to move toward 2010 vote on immigration reform
By Alexander Bolton - 04/29/10 07:56 PM ET
Senate Democratic leaders said Thursday they are serious about having a vote on immigration this year.
Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and other Democrats made that pledge as they unveiled their outline of an immigration reform plan, which has been widely viewed as a political exercise to help Reid and other Democrats with Hispanic voters, a growing electoral bloc.
Democratic strategists say the issue is not a clear winner like the Wall Street reform bill; Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), the plan’s primary author, acknowledged that dealing with an estimated 10.8 million illegal residents is “morally complex” and “politically explosive.”
Even so,
Democrats see it as more divisive for the Republican Party, which is under pressure from “tea party” conservatives to be tough on illegal immigrants but also does not want to lose Hispanic voters.
Schumer insisted a bill could get done this year despite widespread skepticism on and off the Hill that the divisive issue can be tackled.more...
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/95231-democrats-pledge-to-move-toward-a-2010-vote-on-immigration