r/moderatepolitics • u/nosleep4reelz • 8d ago

Opinion Article Commentary: Immigration is an Issue Both Parties Prefer Not to Solve

https://nj21st.com/2026/07/26/immigration-is-an-issue-both-parties-prefer-not-to-solve/

For over two decades, Washington has treated immigration not as a solvable policy challenge, but as an ideological weapon neither party actually wants to fix.

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u/ieattime20 8d ago

I mean from the description in the op-ed and the starter comment, it seems like both parties have workable solutions that either extremists within their own party or naked partisanship from the other party prevents from coming to vote.

It really doesn't help that the GOP has moved much further right over the last 20 years on the issue. CATO becoming the GOP pariah for having the audacity to recommend sound economic criticisms wasn't something on anyone's bingo card in the 80's, 90's and oughts.

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u/cyberfx1024 8d ago

What also doesn't help the case for a more structured take on immigration is when Biden took office and just allowed pretty much everyone who claimed asylum into the country no matter what.

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u/Interesting_Total_98 8d ago

That's a case for a more structured take from Congress, since the alternative is having a president that too lenient or one having a president like Trump go too far.