Roberto Suro: Options were available to fix immigration problems, but nothing was done. Republicans told a simple story of an “invasion” at the border, he writes. Proponents of expansive immigration policies never found a coherent narrative for the border. Don’t look to the future for hope, Suro writes. The immigration cause fragmented further this past spring with stand-alone bills that would address labor needs in agriculture and high tech.
When the chances for a big deal failed, it became every group for itself. This was precisely the outcome advocates of legalization had long fought to avoid.
