As far as I know, the leadership in the Senate, where McConnell is, won’t change. Leahy will still be chair of the Judiciary Committee. But I do not see any way the DREAM Act is going to get through the House in the next two years. Not going to happen. Please do a little reading up on Lamar Smith and Steve King and their longstanding views on immigration. I don’t expect surprises from them, and other than that, I don’t think I understand what you are trying to say.
The committee chairmen can bottle up any attempts at pro-amnesty legislation, but they can’t require the full House to pass pro-enforcement legislation. Hopefully the new House make-up will enable it to pass a few new pro-enforcement measures, though they might not make it through the Senate for the next two years. But all those Dim senators up in 2012 need an opportunity take a stand on pro-enforcement bills.
Republicans need to turn this thing around and become reasonably pro-active over the next couple of years, and the House will have to set that in motion.
Amnesty no matter how they label it is more a form by both parties to control everyone by threat rather than what it actually means.