And in the end, nothing

G.O.P. Sets Aside Work on Immigration
By CARL HULSE and RACHEL L. SWARNS
NY Times, September 5, 2006

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 — As they prepare for a critical pre-election legislative stretch, Congressional Republican leaders have all but abandoned a broad overhaul of immigration laws and instead will concentrate on national security issues they believe play to their political strength.

Wait, I thought immigration & national security were inextricably linked? Hordes of terroists might spill over the boarder at any moment.