One of the problems with this issue is that it seems to have been moralized. Rather than seek a compromise between different legitimate positions, too many of those who can address the problem have cast those who do not share their position as being “bad”. For an example, witness Senator McCain’s failed immigration bill – the issues were overwhelmed by the speeches which cast the bill’s supporters as somehow “giving in” to the illegals, focusing on the proponents of the idea, rather than the idea itself.

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