Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick on Immigration in the WSJ

(Guest Post by Matthew Ladner)

Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick are teaming up for a book on immigration that will come out in March, and previewed their thinking today in the Wall Street Journal. Read the article here. Basic thesis:

In some conservative circles, the word “comprehensive” in the context of immigration reform is an epithet—a code word for amnesty. People who oppose such reform declare that securing the United States border must come before moving toward broader reform.

Such an approach is shortsighted and self-defeating. Border security is inextricably intertwined with other aspects of immigration policy. The best way to prevent illegal immigration is to make sure that we have a fair and workable system of legal immigration. The current immigration system is neither.

The immigration system is like a jigsaw puzzle. If one or more pieces are out of whack, the puzzle makes no sense. To fix the system, Congress must make sure all of the pieces fit together, logically and snugly.

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3 Responses to Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick on Immigration in the WSJ

George Mitchell says:

January 25, 2013 at 10:14 am

This book will definitely be worth reading.

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MOMwithArain says:

January 25, 2013 at 11:30 am

When will the Bush family go away?? Thanks to them we have to deal with an Obama family!

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matthewladner says:

January 26, 2013 at 11:55 am

Are you McCain’s mom, or Romney’s?

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