Excellent point. Obama and Democrats controlled the White House, House, and Senate for Obama’s first two years.
Why is it somehow the fault of the GOP, that they chose to squander that majority to push Obamacare? Why didn’t they push other priorities such as immigration, if this is such an important issue?
Unfortunately perception can be reality. So the GOP should get out in front of it and change the optics and politics.
Create a House and Senate bill for January 2015 which includes:
Immediate border security
Implementation of E-verify
Prosecution of non compliant employers
(A path to a green card will be debated later, if at all)
These three items are simple, widely supported examples of existing law.
Then, develop a publicity campaign around the January bill so everyone knows what is coming. Have a website where citizens can login and vote for it.
Include a provision where all funding for any Obama generated initiative will be cut off immediately. If they won’t impeach him, this will at least put Obama (and many Republicans) on notice what the consequences are, and memorialize the sentiment against them and amnesty.