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If the Rs end up with control of the House, they literally will control every branch of the government: House, Senate, SCOTUS (thanks Trump), and Executive. So there will be no need to trade and negotiate with Dems. Meaning, there will not be an incentive at all to put DACA on the table in a trade or as a bargaining chip for D votes in exchange for whatever insane immigration laws Trump and Rs in Congress want to pass.
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The Senate has a 60-vote threshold.. Rs will have 52 so they will need 8 Dems to pass bills outside of the budget reconciliation. Also, the house will have a small thin majority and they are hard to unite..
While unlikely, there is a possibility of a deal in this new congress. Rs have a massive wishlist that cannot be passed via the budget reconciliation. Dems seem like they want to change their position on immigration so they may be willing to accept asylum reforms and other similar changes.
There is nothing we can do other than hope for the best and prepare for the worst.