I said this yesterday, but I think it’s worth quoting from today’s op-ed in the Washington Post about why suing the state of Arizona isn’t enough to fix our broken immigration system.

While there has been serious backlash against the Obama administration’s decision, much of the anger is a result of both misinformation and the sheer frustration that people feel with the lack of federal action on the issue.

It’s easy to understand the frustration of people in Arizona who decided to take matters into their own legislative hands. Congress for years has ignored practical realities and succumbed to xenophobia and fear-mongering to derail efforts to craft sensible immigration reforms. It’s fine to claim a right to “preempt” state law, but that right comes with a responsibility to do the job. The federal government has improved border security; now it needs to provide a pathway for citizenship for those who entered illegally but have otherwise been productive members of society.

Couldn’t have said it better myself.

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