Don't bet on it. Cantor and Goodlatte are busy working on a Rep version of the Dream Act. The Reps want more guest workers, which is why they have already passed the STEM Act in the Judiciary Committee. The GOPe and many other Reps are in the pocket of their corporate paymasters., The GOP is busy building a Trojan Horse that can go to conference with the Senate.
Boehner said months ago that one of his biggest priorities was to get an immigration bill done that could be put on the President's desk by the end of December. Paul Ryan is a big player behind the scenes pushing for amnesty. Rumor has it that Boehner will not run again next year. He could care less at this point about the political blow back of putting a bill on the floor ignoring the Hastert rule.
Anyone who thinks that amnesty is not alive and well in the House doesn't understand what is happening behind the scenes. The pressure from corporations on the GOP is enormous. Big, big bucks are involved.
I sure wont bet on it right now, I am only going by the stuff I read here giving it the ‘Does it make sense?’ test. I have no special info on that.
The House eventually caving and passing whatever Reid sent him in a CR was something I knew for sure would happen, I posted it many times here in comments. It was sure thing,.
The problem Obama has is that Cantor/Bohner/Ryan have zero incentive to try to pass a bill that Reid can get Dems to vote for in Senate, even after a conference. Every GOP in house is mad now.
Even if they pass a immi bill that 95% of freepers curse, that doesnt mean that Senate Dems will vote for it.
This is Key : In this case Bohner doesnt get singularly blamed by Americans for blowing up the US economy and defaulting on US debt if Obama never gets a immi bill.