What can the Republicans say, really? Most of them, including the president, back what Reid is saying now. The Republicans are on both sides of this issue.
This has nothing to do with the President it has to do with putting the Rats on the defensive so they will quit playing obstructionist and let some of these good amendments pass that will mitigate the inevitable guest worker (amnesty) program. Example, making it illegal for convicted criminal illegal aliens to be a part of the program.