Editor's Note: House Republicans are on a two-month roadshow to rally their conservative base around an immigration crackdown, nixing signals that the public wants rational reform instead. WASHINGTON, DC--Sadly, the likelihood that Congress will act this year in a good faith effort to solve our immigration crisis appears bleak. Once again, politics will trump policy and real people will be left holding the bag. Why the heightened doom and gloom when the prospects of getting a positive bill enacted this year have always been dicey? Because the House of Representatives is proceeding with a public relations stunt instead of following standard legislative procedure to reconcile differences between the House and Senate bills. What once seemed like an uphill battle, now seems nigh impossible. The Senate bill (S.