Lamar Alexander on Immigration

Immigration: Legal immigrants are a national asset; illegal immigrants are a problem that urgently needs solving. The problem is compounded because we have immigration rules that aren't enforced, and a system for securing our borders that doesn't work. Surely a country as technologically sophisticated as ours should be able to secure the borders and keep track of people who violate the terms of their visa. If the Immigration and Naturalization Service has become too bureaucratic to carry out the job, we should turn the job over to someone who can. Until then, states such as California and Florida are paying the cost of a failed federal program. Washington should be picking up the tab.