The House Judiciary Committee did its part to make President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” a reality when it marked up legislation that would increase fees paid to the federal government when processing immigration-related matters. Unfortunately, the biggest ticket item, Trump’s “gold card” visa, was left on the cutting room floor. There is still time for the Senate to include it in its version of the bill, and it should do so because the policy could sensibly generate huge revenue and bring down the national debt.

First floated during a February Oval Office press conference with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, gold cards would be available for $5 million to any noncitizen who passes a thorough background check. The money would be payable directly to the Treasury. The gold card would entitle the holder to lawful entrance and residence in the United States, equal to a green card, and like a green card, it would set the holder on a path to citizenship.