Texas congressman Lamar Smith has observed that whenever the public’s desire for less immigration reaches a crescendo, Comgress responds by increasing immigration. Well, there they go again — the Senate has inserted into the big budget reconciliation bill a provision designed by Microsoft (no jokes please) that would increase annual “legal” immigration by as much as 350,000 each year. The Senate will vote this afternoon on an amendment to kill any immigration increases in the bill. See more here.