What matters is the will of the Senate, of course. The will of the people doesn't amount to a hill of beans when compared to the will of the Senate.
They are our betters, after all. They are wise, while we are a bunch of knuckle-dragging racist morons...
Vitter: “this bill would legalize millions who ahve been breaking the law, and to think that the GOP would get more than a pittance of these new voters is insanity. All it would do is upset our base..”