The Limits of Trump’s Immigration Strategy

First Read: “If you look at immigration instead as a problem to be solved — more like health care — it may be a much better way to understand the long-term political risks of using the immigration issue to divide the electorate.”

“Trump and the GOP have hammered away at an immigration status quo they say doesn’t work. But Trump’s proposals to fix it have been politically unviable (the wall), legally untenable (denying the right to seek asylum), economically risky (closing the border), or the cause of public moral outrage (family separation.)”

“So, Trump has mostly been left with grievances. And griping about a system that doesn’t work can only get you so far politically.”

“Just look at what happened with health care.”