The Immigration bill that I was referencing was the one that passed the Senate just prior to the 2012 election. Once the Republicans gain control of the Senate, that was the end of that bill, because now there was no need for comprise.

Concerning "W", when he got reelected in 2004, he assumed that he was going to be able to pass immigration reform. His bill/suggection, died in a Republican committee. That was reported on MSNDC, so consider the source.

You keep on pointing to Republicans as being victims of the broad brush, which has merit. However, Fox News is justifying Trump's comments about illegal aliens the majority being lawless by the one murder American in Frisco. How would we like it, if a black news station pointed to the 9 deaths in a church in SC all said all whites are racists, but I assume some are good people? We would flip for good reason.

Didn't Obama pass an executive order concerning immigration just after the 2012 election, when he assumed the bipartisan bill in the House just died?

My view on immigration build the fence as part of a broader bill. It can't be a single bill, because there will be further action taken by Republicans. That is a given. If it is a matter of principle by them, so be it. Make the law abiding illegals (contradiction in terms) legal, so they don't to face deportation. If you don't want to give them a path to citizenship, that's fine. They won't effect future elections. They are going to start paying taxes. What is wrong with that? More money for the government to spend on defense.