Tied Up in Chain Migration

Published February 16, 2018 2:19pm ET



There’s been a lot of rancor in Washington over immigration this past month—you may recall President Trump’s concern about immigrants from s—hole countries, the ensuing s—storm in the media, and the less-memorable government shutdown. Four separate immigration bills were shot down in the Senate on February 15. Yet on another level, there is a surprising degree of agreement on immigration policy.

President Trump has agreed to provide amnesty, including a path to citizenship, to 1.8 million immigrants who entered the country illegally as minors—more than double the number of people granted temporary work permits under Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Trump’s concession on a path to citizenship has rankled some conservatives in Congress like Texas senator Ted Cruz.

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