I don't know for sure that a House bill would NOT contain some kind of path-to-citizenship even before it got to conference, but when the conference bill came back it would have a path-to-citizenship, but either possibility is a tremendous worry. Let's assume you are right.
Cantor promised that even if such a bill came back from conference, it would still have to have a majority of the GOP House members support to be allowed a vote in the House. July 10: Appearing on Hannity last night, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor promised to enforce the so-called “Hastert rule” on immigration reform, refusing to allow any proposal from a joint House-Senate conference committee to reach the House floor without the support of a majority of Republicans.
On the other hand lamebrain traitor Paul Ryan said he wanted all components of immigration reform to be brought up for a floor vote, regardless of whether they ultimately received majority Republican support or not. “We don’t know if we have a majority until we vote on it,” Ryan explained. He also said he’d been in close consultation with Speaker Boehner about how to proceed with the bill.
If Cantor was telling the truth, maybe he feels confident he can do enough bribing (with the help of amnesty lobbyists) and arm twisting before they check whether >50% would support a conference bill.
Time to rename him, Congressman Paul Rymney.