A border bill that effectively would have done nothing. The POTUS had the power all along to make these changes, but chose to play politics instead. It backfired on him.
The second part is also false. Any benefits to the economy are off-set by the 200 billion we spend annually to support them, by the loss in taxes many of them do not pay, by the housing crisis they are partly responsible for creating, etc. It's a liberal myth that illegals only do the jobs that Americans don't want to do. The truth is, illegals are willing to do those jobs for less money, while the companies benefit from not having to pay payroll taxes on those employees. It further serves to throttle wage increases as well.
