The nation's immigration laws are dangerously broken. This much Americans and the political class agree with. From farmers in Nebraska to miners in Kansas, from fishermen in Washington to stock traders in New York we all have a stake, albeit in different degrees, in whatever happens to authorized and unauthorized immigrants living in the United States. We also care how our leaders in Congress help or hinder the passage of laws that regulate immigrant presence and their future integration to American society. Even if we are not fully invested in the details, Americans want solutions. Either we all sink or we all thrive.
Having said that, it would make sense that in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Maryland, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia, just to name a few key immigrant gateway and swing states with growing immigrant populations, finding long-term, practical, and effective solutions to unauthorized immigration is not an option but a dire necessity. For Senators and Representatives from these states, finding common ground with members of the other side of the aisle should be a priority for economic and political reasons let alone moral conviction.
