Thoughts on Immigration Policy

Noah Smith of Noapinion takes me to task (after some very nice comments) for being anti-immigration. I’m not sure I fit that description, but let me put together a few things that I have said in different places.

First of all, there is the immediate issue of what we do with the undocumented workers who are already here. I don’t see much ambiguity on this one; they should be allowed to normalize their status and become citizens. These people are here as a matter of government policy even if th...