Honestly, if they would implement a work program that grants a renewable work permit to a least a portion of the 11M undocumented population, and couple that with strict work requirements, that economy would do a complete 180. This would help the worker shortage issue, help the solvency of government programs, and generate additional revenue from taxes and fees.

In my opinion, each party is willing to torpedo the US so their part can gain power or better standing. A solution that can benefit everyone is there but the people in power prefer to use the issue to generate votes and $$$ rather than solve the problem.