Statute of Limitations for Illegal Immigration?

NATIONALREVIEW — Republicans like Paul Ryan, Jeb Bush, Grover Norquist, et al. who insist that the House GOP pass Chuck Schumer’s amnesty bill are saying that Obama can be trusted to enforce whatever new immigration laws we come up with. As if there weren’t already abundant evidence of the absurdity of such trust, a Buzzfeed story adds to the pile. The story is about disagreement between Schumer and the White House over plans to water down enforcement even more. The less-sophisticated among the anti-borders Left are demanding that the ongoing review of deportation policy, designed to make it more “humane,” result in dramatic new curbs on the removal of illegal aliens or, even better, de facto amnesty for all illegals along the lines of Obama’s illegal DREAM Act–style DACA amnesty. Schumer — also part of the anti-borders Left, but smarter than the others — warns that any further curbs on deportation, even minor ones, would doom efforts to get Republicans to sign on to a broad amnesty bill. [Read More]