The senate has always been that way. They think they are the House of Lords. However, we must keep the noise up anyway. Congress is definitely more susceptible, they are up for re-election next year. Only one third the senate is up every two years. We must fight, the alternative is to take up arms, and if this amnesty passes we will definitely see a civil war in this country in less than a generation.
I was on an Irish blog the other evening and they were advising their citizens who are here illegally to contact their embassy as soon as this becomes law, and their embassy will assist in helping illegal Irish get their "z-visas."
Ireland is very tough on illegal immigration when it is in Ireland, but see no contradiction when they are here. I thought no wonder we get cr@pped on by every other nation in the world, we are so freakin' stupid. (Please excuse my language as I am so very angry.)