So to refresh – this morning is the first of three big hurdles for the Bush-Kennedy immigration deal. The first is the vote to bring the bill back to the floor, which will take 60 votes. (Hurdle Two is likely to come in two days, the cloture vote that will require 60 votes. The third hurdle is final passage, which only takes a majority. If supporters get 60 votes for cloture, they’ll almost certainly get a majority for final passage.)

Right now, a lot of waverers are indicating they’ll vote yes, because they want to see if they can get their amendments attached to the bill.

Coleman (a YES on today’s vote) wants his “sanctuary city” amendment.

Gregg (probably a YES on today’s vote) wants an amendment to expand the number of H-1B visas; he fears that if his passes, Reid & Co. will bring in a Durbin amendment that would nullify his change and pass that one, too.

According to the Washington Times, Bond (a YES for today) has an amendment which would allow illegal aliens legal status but prevent them from obtaining citizenship.

I got the feeling that Brownback (UP IN THE AIR on today’s vote) also wanted to see what the bill looked like after the amendment process before deciding on cloture.

Republicans Bond and Murkowski and Democrat Bingaman say that today’s “YES” vote is not a guarantee of a “YES” vote on cloture.