'Boomtown' Lobbyists Want Amnesty in 2014 to Pad Profit Margins

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The lobbyists that make up Washington’s permanent political class in the country’s “Boomtown” are banking on comprehensive immigration reform in 2014 to pad their profit margins even during a time when the country is revolting against them.

According to a report in Politico, “Washington Inc.” continues to “hum along even as Congress failed to pass the kind of bills that lobbyists are paid top dollar by corporate clients and other special interests to influence.”

That is a testament to the “to the resilience of Washington — and the firms that have thrived in the economy around it” even as the country is still trying to pull itself out of a recession. Indeed, as Breitbart News has reported, 8 of the 13 wealthiest counties in the nation are in the Washington region.

And one of the biggest reasons for that is the money lobbyists are making on comprehensive immigration reform.

“Downtowners continue to point to immigration reform as an area where there will be a lot of K Street spending,” Politico writes. “The issue touches virtually every industry — and many of the biggest spenders are wealthy individuals like Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and outgoing New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who rely on their personal fortunes and whose commitment to Washington is less affected by short-term economic projections.”