The GOP controlled all three branches of the Federal Government between January 2003 and January 2007 and what did they accomplish to stem the tide of illegal immigration? If they win control of Congress one can rest assured that the populist rhetoric will disappear and the low-wage loving moneyed interests and their lobbyist mouthpieces will convince the new GOP leadership not to do anything effective on this issue. One ought to remember that term limitations was part of the COntract with America. How did that work out?