It was dealt with. The Republicans kept voting down the DEM version of the bill that contained amnesty. You should research this before posting such. The voter roll call can be found on the net for all the immigration bills along with the actual bills.
“It was dealt with. The Republicans kept voting down the DEM version of the bill that contained amnesty”
Hardly using the power of the majority to get something positive done.
There was a reason the words "deal with properly" were in quotes.
While the situation is demonstrably worse with the loss of both houses, there is no evidence that it would have been "dealt with properly" with Republican control of both houses...because it was not before.