Lot of unhappy talk, lamenting the lack of comprehensive immigration reform by the talking heads this morning. No description of just what comprehensive might be. But you got the impression that a whole bunch of stuff would be changed. I don't think our current Congress can actually pass controversial laws any more, and changing everything in immigration is surely controversial.. Congresscritters just sit around trash talking Trump. That's amusing and all, but it doesn't get the public's business done.
I think instead of comprehensive, we might be able to pass some simple changes that everyone agrees are good. For instance, a large majority is in favor of doing something for the dreamers, illegals brought into the country as children. Might be some discussion as to how much we ought to do, but I think some compromise could be reached. This looks doable with today's low speed Congress, whereas comprehensive probably ain't doable.
For another measure, we should declare anyone who serves in the US armed forces and obtains an honorable discharge is eligible to become a US citizen. That worked for the Romans, it will work for us. Or anyone who assists US forces overseas doing things like interpreting should be granted citizenship.
We need immigrants. Immigrants and the children of immigrants make up our most loyal citizens. The US is a super power for many reasons, one of them being our large, loyal, and well educated population. With the fertility of the US falling below replacement level, we need immigrants to keep our population up.
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