POLITICS & IDEAS
The Immigration Reform Americans Want
Surveys show broad bipartisan agreement on the basics—and Congress should listen.
William A. Galston writes the weekly Politics & Ideas column in the Wall Street Journal. He holds the Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in the Brookings Institution’s Governance Studies Program, where he serves as a senior fellow. A former policy advisor to President Clinton and presidential candidates, Galston is an expert on domestic policy, political campaigns, and elections. His current research focuses on designing a new social contract and the implications of political polarization.
Surveys show broad bipartisan agreement on the basics—and Congress should listen.
The election shows that the phenomenon can’t be explained by economic dislocation.
Queries about an official’s faith have been answered before—by JFK and others.
‘Medicare for All’ may become the Democrats’ version of ‘repeal and replace.’
Focus on ‘middle skill’ jobs, which require some training but not a bachelor’s degree.
Can Trump explain his decision? Or is this just a sop—and an abuse of power?
China censors an academic publisher, while U.S. academics become censors.
Congress should enact laws preventing shutdowns and debt-ceiling crises.
Inviting Beijing into the WTO seemed like a win-win. It didn’t turn out that way.
The GOP having failed, a bipartisan caucus offers a promising approach.
‘I’ve never seen British politics as chaotic as it is now,’ says an expert.
