And how did you fight the 'lies' about immigration? Or the spending (outside of the military) like a drunken sailor?
Long story, but to briefly respond, what the president wants is not mnesty, per se, more amnesty light and a necessity because of practical problems deporting twenty million invading Mexicans! Frankly, I suspect the entire morass was a calculated means to allow Congress critters to distance themselves from the President until after elections, before working out a real immigration bill, with closed borders, migrant registrations (guest workers with a four year limit), and amnesty light for those actually wanting to become citizens (and most illegals don't want to be Americans, just drain dollars to Mexico). Pork is a failing of the soul when ushered into power over the billions of tax receipts. Some deficit spending actually blunted the effect of 911 and Katrina, but there was clear excess too.