Letter from Washington

Two topics of conversation ebb and flow through the subterranean arteries of this city during these oddly balmy days of February, bubbling along and occasionally spouting into angry life, like hot geysers.

The first susurration has to do with the soon-to-be-reintroduced immigration bills—Alan Simpson’s in the Senate, Peter Rodino and Romano Mazzoli’s in the House. What engages people’s attention, on and off the Hill, is not so much the often-discussed issues of illegals, like whether they should be made to carry identity cards, or be granted amnesty, or enjoy guest-worker status— in short, the question of how to regain control of our borders—but rather, the problem of the legate.

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Two topics of conversation ebb and flow through the subterranean arteries of this city during these oddly balmy days of February, bubbling along and occasionally spouting into angry life, like hot geysers.

The first susurration has to do with the soon-to-be-reintroduced immigration bills—Alan Simpson’s in the Senate, Peter Rodino and Romano Mazzoli’s in the House. What engages people’s attention, on and off the Hill, is not so much the often-discussed issues of illegals, like whether they should be made to carry identity cards, or be granted amnesty, or enjoy guest-worker status— in short, the question of how to regain control of our borders—but rather, the problem of the legate.