This will be devestating in the short term. Immigrants vote OVERWHELMINGLY for the party that gives them the most handouts. That, in this case, is the Democrats. And, now the Democrats can propose instant citizenship or voting rights to aliens already here and look rational in doing so.
Basically, the only way immigration reform will work is to end the handouts and destroy the ability to freeload. Otherwise, all they are doing is increasing the size of the FSA, and the Democratic voting pool.
Reform entitlements, close the border, deal with national defense, THEN deal with immigration “reform”.