OK. I can accept "was proposed".

I agree with you. Again, 20 years ago there would have been discussion and debate. It may or may not have passed, but there would have been spirited discussion. But Trump said "it's a bad bill" without even knowing anything about it, and all discussion is shut down.

Normally, the Senate bill would go to the House, they would fight about it, "mark it up", and send it back to the Senate for further debate. None of that happened this time. Because one man, who holds no office, didn't want it resolved so he can have a campaign issue. One man shut down all debate before it even saw the light of day.

I still would have thought it foolish for immigration hawks to let this pass by, but it would be easier to take if there had been the usual debates and political wrangling beforehand. Instead, the bill was summarily executed without a trial.