oh that's right, the government shuts down!
That only happens when there is a single omnibus spending bill, which outside of the regular order. In regular order each department has a different appropriation bill. With this an amendment to forbid spending for amnesty would only be in the appropriation bill for the Department of Homeland Security. If Obama were to veto this bill only this department would close down, the rest of the government would still be running. Even here Congress could split spending within the department into different bills, thus limiting the impact of a veto to the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
The reason that we had to face the prospect of a government wide shutdown before is that Harry Reid refused to pass a budget and its accompanying appropriation bills. He would only offer a last minute omnibus bill forcing an all or nothing vote. Now that the Republicans control the Senate they can return to regular order and pass separate appropriation bills.
That is new information to me. This means the GOP-E has no excuses in not shutting down the POtuS executive order. This means that this is all a tempest in a teapot. They could literally fund everything except the White Bouse budget if they wanted to. POtuS wod be stuck in D.C. unless he wanted to travel on his own dime.
Mitch McConnell, you un-magnificent, spineless, turtle-necked S.O.B!, you had better use the levers of power that you have at hand or you will be a private citizen soon!
then he will simply declare he will only sign a omnibus spending bill.
you are missing the point, if he wants a shutdown he will get it or get what he wants, there is no other option.