What they said couldn't be done

Got going in the Senate today:

The Senate, meanwhile, voted to take up a bill that would build a fence along one-third of the U.S. Mexican border.

Action on the fence, which could cost billions of dollars, comes four months after the Senate approved legislation that, along with tightening border security, created a guest worker program and outlined how people in the country illegally could work toward legal status and eventual citizenship. President Bush has supported this broader approach, but it met strong resistance in the House, where opponents said it was tantamount to amnesty for illegal immigrants.

"While I've made it clear that I prefer a comprehensive solution, I have always said we need an enforcement-first approach to immigration reform," said Senate Majority Leader Bill Fris. "Not enforcement only, but enforcement first."

Republicans got it right finally. The only question is, is it too late to win back the base?