Anti-Climacus

LINK: David Brooks is judicious and fairminded on the question of Bush's immigration reform. I'm struck by the fact that the proposal doesn't seem to actually change anything: it admits that, yes, immigration law has overlooked the facts of the situation, but all that's really happening is that the exact same set of problems is being altered somewhat (in terms of threshholds) and mostly just put off until later. But, of course, given the choice between a good policy that doesn't resolve the fundamental questions but perhaps makes them more resovable someday and waiting for plans that address all the problems, well, the choice is obvious.