Jacoby : At November end , immigration reform seems dead , but it 's not . She says the year brought big progress , support from CEOs , evangelicals , even Caterpillar . She says change slow , but tectonic , likely wo n't include citizenship , but legal status . This is a shifting of tectonic plates . Tamar Jacoby : Can House GOP , American compromise ? It will be tricky , but momentum building .
Jacoby : At November end , immigration reform seems dead , but it 's not . She says the year brought big progress , support from CEOs , evangelicals , even Caterpillar . She says change slow , but tectonic , likely wo n't include citizenship , but legal status . Tamar Jacoby : Can House GOP , American compromise ? It will be tricky , but momentum building .