No overhaul legislation has been introduced in Congress, and President Obama said last week that lawmakers "may not have the appetite" for a volatile debate on immigration this year.
The attitudes reflected in the study could further influence, or may have already influenced, the continuing debate in Congress over volatile issues like immigration, Hispanic/Latino identity, education, economic mobility, jobs — and not least, political power.
Given how politically volatile an issue immigration has become, however, Mr. Waite was quoted by The Associated Press as saying that enforcement agencies "may not be able to give us as much of a break" in 2010.
The plan, which Gov. Eliot Spitzer unveiled with little warning in September, has triggered widespread opposition and injected into the normally sedate off-year elections volatile debates over immigration policy and terrorism.
April 27, 2010 - Some people from Arizona, or those who have lived here for quite a while, may be appalled but not surprised about the dramatic turn the volatile issue of immigration has taken in this state during the last few days.
WASHINGTON — House Republicans confronting the politically volatile issue of immigration are wrestling with what to do about those already here illegally, with most Republicans reluctant to endorse citizenship for 11 million unauthorized immigrants but also shying away from suggestions of deportation.
Immigration is volatile, not least since much of it occurs when people try to escape intolerable conditions in other countries.
The Wild-Wigged One is just one of many politicians who have mixed economic uncertainty with immigration to volatile effect.
WASHINGTON — As a young White House lawyer, Elena Kagan waded deeply into politically volatile issues like abortion, immigration and religious freedom that may eventually come before her if she is confirmed to the Supreme Court, according to documents released Friday.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13 — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger weighed in this week on two volatile issues in the immigration debate, splitting the difference in a way that exemplifies his delicate handling of the controversial subject.
