Supporters of immigration reform are organizing rallies and demonstrations to demand that the President and members of Congress fulfill their election campaign promises.

It is time to slowly get used to the idea that the reform bill will not be passed this term. Without easing pressure on the White House and Congress, pro-immigration organizations should start looking at plan B – introducing the reform though small steps.

It does not mean giving up on the main goal of introducing comprehensive overhaul to the immigration system. The House of Representatives received a reform bill from Luis Gutierrez (D-IL). Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Lindsey Graham (R-NC) are working on a bipartisan compromise in the Senate. The sheer act of putting the bill on the Senate's agenda would be considered a success and would serve as a foundation for further bipartisan consensus. For the time being, matters deemed important, from the point of view of the nation as a whole, have not managed to break through partisan blockades upheld by members of Congress.

"When are you going to write about the reform?" our readers ask on our website forum. "Is amnesty coming?" For a couple of weeks now there has been a backlog in matters concerning immigration reform; it's impossible to write articles that are not loaded with facts. There are concerns that any upcoming news regarding the reform will not be optimistic.

Therefore, we need a Plan B to approach reform. Of course, we will be able to return to working on comprehensive immigration reform in the next congressional term, but for the time being, the strategy of taking small steps seems a more realistic solution.

Congress would rather avoid voter frustration in the upcoming election and engage in smaller projects that do not raise controversy, such as providing "amnesty" for undocumented immigrants. Congress can work on putting forth different bills supplemented with smaller project proposals.

Unlike immigration reform, the Dream Act has an actual chance of getting majority support from both Houses this year. It would grant permanent residency to children of undocumented immigrants who have graduated from colleges in the United States or have pursed service in the U.S. Army. Punishing with deportation those who have been brought to the United States involuntarily, as children, and who have grown up here hence knowing no other motherland than America – is inhumane.

One could also attempt to "smuggle" through Congress other legal means in forging a path to legalization.

One way would be reenacting Section 245(i), which would allow for legalizing one's expired status without the individual having to leave the United States. It would help many immigrants, including Poles. And it's not an unrealistic solution.