"The morning after": a post-S.1639 round-up

• Salvadorean and Mexican presidents lament the failure of S.1639 in Congress.
• Sen. Reid (yea) calls defeat a win for a "status quo that amounts to silent amnesty".
• Sen. Specter (yea) said: "We have to find some way to deal with [the 12 million undocumented immigrants] which is realistic."
• Sen. Kennedy (yea) said "[W]e are in the struggle for the long haul."
• Sen. Webb (yea): "Enforce the laws on the books."
• Sen. Sander (nay) says his concerns with the bill centered around the middle class.
• Sen. Harkin (nay) said: "America is a nation of immigrants, but we are a nation that believes in controlled immigration."