Commonsense immigration for the 21st Century

Washington

AMERICA is a nation of immigrants who are uneasy about immigration. There is a long history of resentment against immigrants, dating to the Irish immigrants in the 1840s and the Chinese a few decades later. This contrasts with our demonstrated ability to absorb newcomers. It's time to overcome this two-headed legacy with an immigration policy for the 21st Century.

What would such a policy look like?

Most of the so-called "Dreamers" would receive legal status, as would many other undocumented residents who had led law…