From USA Today:
Other observers called Boehner's decision to add Tallent to his staff, even at this late date, a positive sign for immigration reform's prospects. Some believe there remains a window for action in early to mid-2014, before Capitol Hill is paralyzed by election-year partisanship. ”It's a signal that despite the fact that Speaker Boehner really hasn't been able to move his caucus forward all year, that he's not giving up," said Louis DeSipio, a professor of political science and Latino/Chicano studies at the University of California, Irvine.

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