Back in the 90’s there were a good number Democrats in Congress who were better on immigration than the Bush/NWO/Corporate wing of the GOP.
Democrats had their own plan to drastically reduce immigration because they expected the new GOP Congress to move on the issue and they wanted to share the credit.
Then the Bush/Kemp/Scum faction of the GOP were able to distract gullible conservative from the immigration invasion brought us to the disastrous situation we are at now.
It's not for nothing that the GOP is called the "stupid party."