Give the undocumented some documentation, but not
citizenship. Let them pay some back taxes. Let them learn English
if they like. And let their American-born children be American
citizens.Is that a “perfect” approach? Is it “comprehensive?” More
importantly, do we need to care? It sidesteps most of our political
and culture-war drama, attending to our present needs in a way that
wins us back the most valuable commodity of all in a democracy:
time to think and talk in relative peace and quiet.
That’s from James Poulos, writing at
The Daily Beast.
The whole column is well worth reading.
Tightly related: “Let Them In: The Case for Open Borders,” by
Jason Riley of The Wall Street Journal:
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