In early May, President Obama traveled to El Paso—on the doorstep of the Mexican border to try to drum up enthusiasm for yet another push for comprehensive immigration reform. The pundits offered a collective yawn, concluding that the hyper-partisan, divided Congress would never be able to reach agreement on an immigration reform bill.
They’re almost certainly correct. However, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have said they don’t want to take a piecemeal approach to reform. But with just about everyone agreeing that comprehensive reform isn’t in the cards—especially with a presidential election year looming—doesn’t it make sense to take action where we can? Oh, right. Who said Congress makes any sense?
However, there is one element to immigration reform that both sides might be able to muster the good sense to agree on if they truly want to help jump-start the still moribund economy. That’s an effort to help immigrant entrepreneurs secure visas to start businesses and create jobs in the United States. Obama singled out the issue in his El Paso speech.
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Author: Tom Michael
