Kentucky Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell evaded questions today about the emerging immigration deal in the Senate that would bring up to 46 million Democrat-leaning immigrants into the country over the next 20 years.

Instead, he answered questions about possible curbs on government trade unions, on Democrats’ efforts to mandate the release of GP donors names, and on the nation’s growing debt, which includes $17 trillion in federal borrowing and almost $80 trillion in promises of future spending.

When asked about the immigration bill, McConnell declined to comment.

‘I’m not doing an immigration press conference here,” he told the audience at the American Enterprise Institute.

“As you know, we’re going to be on that matter for another week of so,” he said.

The Hill newspaper reported today that Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to shut down debate on the bill early next week by forcing a debate-ending cloture vote.

The cloture vote would follow adoption of an amendment by two GOP Senators, Tennessee’s Bob Corker and North Dakota’s John Hoeven.

The amendment would allow — but not provide or guarantee — funding for large-scale border security that is now opposed by a large majority of Democratic legislators and activists. The amendment would not condition the award of amnesty to at least 11 million illegals to any measurable reductions in illegal arrivals over the border or through airports.

McConnell’s effort to avoid the immigration issue suggests that he’s not pushing hard to stop the immigration bill, which was shaped by top Democratic Senators and President Barack Obama, said Mark Kirkorian, director of the Center for Immigration studies.

“In public at least, he’s not fighting hard against the bill, and I can’t imagine he’s fighting all that hard behind the scenes,” Krikorian told The Daily Caller.

By not fighting, McConnell is “de facto … supporting the bill, but whether he ends up voting for the bill is yet to be determined,” Krikorian said.

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Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/21/mcconn.../#ixzz2WrzJshKV

Yep...another wimpy-wuss Casper Milquetoast strikes again.

Do these people care enough about ANYTHING to fight? Anything AT ALL??

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Yep...another wimpy-wuss Casper Milquetoast strikes again.

Do these people care enough about ANYTHING to fight? Anything AT ALL??

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Is he signalling that he doesn't think it will pass?

I heard him interviewed on Hannity yesterday. This guy was so dull and unimpressive about issues that are so important to the country. This guy is just so undynamic. This is part of the problem with bringing new people into the GOP.