One of the things I fear is that Congress once again enters the loop they have been entering for the past 2 decades -- shooting for CIR, in which no one is willing to compromise, and we end up with nothing. Rinse and repeat.

If CIR is attempted yet again, I fear that the BRIDGE Act, DREAM Act, or a legislative alternative to DACA will fall by the wayside. Legalizing 750,000 DACA'ers already in the system, legally working for 4+ years, is much easier and more feasible than attempting to legalize 11+million people at once.

A permanent for DACA first, then down the line they can try to compromise for CIR and legalize the rest.