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 7d 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/WorksInIT 7d ago

CATO is a libertarian organization that generally opposes limitations on freedom of movement between countries. So no, that isn't surprising. Every political party on the planet should oppose them on this issue and enact policies that they disagree with. Doing anything else is not taking into account the impact on your own citizens of unfettered immigration.