"They hurt, rather than help, any kind of compromise on a immigration reform bill".
And we should compromise with the illegals why? Do you think we own them something for breaking the law and being here illegally?
You're not going to ship 12 million people back across the southern border.
You are not compromising with illegals. You are doing something that will work.
Mass deportation won't work.
We should secure the borders first, then worry about what to do with those in the country later.
IOW, turn off the water, let it cool, then talk about what to do with the water.