Making sure immigrant workers are paid the same as native born workers, and most importantly, that these "immigrants" aren't just being trained here only to be shipped back to their country in a couple of years are the most important things to be done to reform immigration as it relates to high tech/highly skilled workers. That could easily be a part of immigration reform, and my guess is that it will.
Republicans will certainly pass their version. It remains to be seen if Obama and the Republicans can agree on a final bill. Or maybe Reid will filibuster it to death. We shall see.
Obama will sign his executive orders, the House will pass a border bill that may contain some changes to the legal immigration system as a means to reduce incentives to immigrate illegally, but certainly no path to legalizations since if Obama won't enforce the current law, why he be expected to be any different then the last three PResidents when it comes to enforcing the new ones and how long berfore they are labeled "broken" and further enforcement should be halted until it has been "reformed" once again (You are halfway there in terms of recognizing the scam, man you said so on the first page
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The Senate passes a comprehensive bill with 61 or 62 votes (thoguh it might fail if the debate gets absolutely nuts as most of the seat pickups direclty flip Ayes to NAys on this issue). The conference produces nothing and both chambers attempt to go border security first with some moderate Democrats.
In short, likely nothing happens.
