1. Of course Bush gets blamed, by anyone who values the truth.
2. In your scenario, after the "immigrant population" blames the Dems for blocking this mini-amnesty, what then? Do they flock to the GOP?
What will they expect as a reward?
They did after simpson-misouli. But you are probably like sneakypete who thinks gore would have been better than bush.
All the BYRD BRAINS can flock together now.