Fixing this is Congress's job. With both chambers, Congressional Republicans have the most power to do so.https://twitter.com/politico/status/904500106107523073 …
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But they've failed for years to pass immigration reform because the party is divided on what the policy should be and how it should happen.
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Democrats could help by allowing actual border security (not the wall) to be part of the package.
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But even then, there are internal GOP divisions about what immigration policy in America should be and they remain a barrier to a solution.
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Meanwhile, our economy suffers with outdated, unenforced laws and Dreamers are vulnerable to the cruel whims of anti-immigration populism.
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I hope Congress can resolve the Dreamer situation, if not pass broader immigration reform, but past failures don't allow much optimism.
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These ongoing failures to solve major problems in America show just how urgently something fundamental needs to change in American politics.
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I believe part of it is a new generation of leaders and a new era of civic engagement, which I see developing and which gives me hope.
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Lack of compromise or refusal to break with base even on rational measures?
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Definitely the latter.
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What is smart for the economy and what is racist don't align, hence the impasse
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