[NapkinUser]

"So, the largest Catholic archdiosese in the country and the City Council of Los Angeles preparing to defy federal law does not qualify as "backlash"?!"

One city council and a man-of-the-cloth (whose opinion really matters no more than mine) make some huge backlash?

You don't have to worry, the quisling senate will probably attach an amnest/guest worker part (instead of dealing with that part later) which will effectively kill it when it goes back to the house of representatives and we'll keep the status quo. Yeah!

[clawrence3]

LOL - the City of L.A. stands at over 3.7 million last time I checked. Your man Cagle would be lucky to get HALF that many votes this November. Although there is some overlap with the City population, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles comprises three counties in the southern part of the State of California: Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. The area extends from the northern county line of Santa Barbara County, near the city of Santa Maria, to the southern county line of Los Angeles County. It covers 8,762 square miles (22,430 square kilometers) of territory. The total Roman Catholic population, as of 2005, stands at 4,349,267 people living among a total population of 11,258,600. There are 288 parishes located in 120 cities throughout the Archdiocese in the three counties. There are seven missions and chapels and nine Eastern Catholic churches. In all, there are a total of 225 Catholic elementary schools serving some 65,000 students, while there are 53 Catholic high schools with about 30,000 students enrolled. Together they comprise one of the three largest school systems in California in either the public or private sector. Ethnic services in a very culturally mixed environment are offered to 72 different groups. These services include clergy, liturgy, social services, publications, counseling, and cultural affairs. http://www.archdiocese.la/about/index.php If MILLIONS is not a "backlash" to you, what would be?