In the New York Times piece this morning, Cong. Pence’s own invective against his conservative critics is really annoying. He objects to calling his immigration plan a “sick joke” and then proceeds to cast his conservative critics as nativist betrayers of America’s promise. “It’s a test of the character of the conservative movement in the 21st century” [that critics of his plan flunk]. “We are either going to prove that we believe in the ideas enshrined on the Statue of Liberty or the American people will go looking elsewhere.” So there. He then explains his commitment to immigration issues by engaging in the tiresome tactic of invoking his immigrant grandfather. Well, join the crowd. The experiences of my immigrant grandfather argue against adopting the Pence plan. So it’s a draw?