An effective, relatively inexpensive, and non-controversial proposal to cope with the current pressure on the southern border — that will never happen.
As the Washington Post makes clear, the problem at the border is getting harder and harder for Democrats to ignore. Maybe the paper has moved the ball a bit to force them to do so.
No college would let its alumni choose 61 percent of its incoming classes — so why should we do this with immigration, where the stakes are much higher than they are in college admissions?
If the passing grade is 60, and you score only nine, one might say, ever so gently, that your performance is "materially below" the standard. And if your institution provides financial information that is clearly in error, someone may notice.
Accepting the arguments made by the aliens and their attorneys at the original trial and appellate levels inevitably leads to preposterous results. Happily, the Supreme Court has intervened to instill a modicum of common sense into the interpretation of the law.
Even if federal judges disagree with that decision, they should follow Chief Justice Roberts' wise counsel, and not interpose themselves in issues in which they possess "neither expertise nor prerogative."
Analyses of our immigration mess lend credence to a concern that is growing among centrist Democrats. They worry that the party is becoming so radicalized by hatred of Trump that it is unwilling to back policies to enforce the law against unauthorized immigration.
