False Paradoxes on Immigration

The Post's Outlook section featured a piece by Roberto Suro and Marcelo Suarez-Orozco, a public policy and anthropology professor, respectively that purports to examine a paradox on the public's view on immigration. The piece tells readers:

"But our public disagreements are matched by private conflicts. When it comes to immigration, we are not only a divided nation — we have a divided brain.

The national ambivalence is evident. A Gallup survey this year found that a majority of Americans, 53 ...