We have it on good authority that Congressmen Cantor and Ryan are determined to pivot to immigration just as soon as a budget agreement is reached. It will be a short-term budget agreement, so if Republicans and conservatives are smart, they can achieve a double-whammy by avoiding default yet keeping the focus on Obamacare and the budget (where we can win) while simultaneously preventing action on immigration that could lead to disastrous policy changes.

Paul Ryan is one of the most liberal Republicans in the House on immigration. On this issue, leadership is using his connection with conservatives in essentially the same way Rubio was used in the Senate.