Originally Posted by ECW

Anything happening in the lame duck will definitely be contingent upon what happen after the election.

If democrats some how manage to hold the House and the Senate, we all know nothing will get done in the lame duck. The can will just get kicked down the road.

If republicans take the house and the senate, absolutely nothing is going to happen in the lane duck. They are going to feel as if they have a mandate from the American people to be tough on immigration.

Our best bet is republicans taking the house (by a small margin) and democrats holding on to the senate, at least some leverage for the next 2 years if nothing happens in the lame duck.