If only enough House Republicans could see that the
bill is one that embraces many of their own priorities. It shrinks the deficit
and satisfies big-business interests with more visas for agricultural and
information-technology workers. It ushers millions of shadow workers into the
higher-earning, taxpaying, aboveground economy, a sure recipe for jobs and
growth. And it heaps billions on defense contractors to supply the surveillance
tools and weaponry to fortify the border.
Mr. Boehner has a choice. He can let reform go forward
with bipartisan support — House Republicans and Democrats together could pass a
good bill. This would infuriate the hotheads in his caucus but save the
Republican Party from itself. Or he can stand back and let his party kill
reform. As the issue festers, a nation is watching to see whether the
Republicans can work out their Steve King (R-Iowa, an outspoken critic of any path to citizenship) problem and do something difficult for
their own good, and the country’s.
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