"G.O.P. Finds an Unexpectedly Potent Line of Attack: Immigration," is the headline over a news article in today's Times. The article was interesting, but what made me laugh was the headline. Who was it, exactly, who didn't expect immigration to work as an issue for Trump Republicans? The Democrats? The Trump Republicans who are the ones using the issue? Or the reporters and editors in the Times newsroom and their left-leaning readers? How many more times does this have to happen before it ceases to be unexpected?
The Sunday New York Times magazine also featured an article on the politics of immigration that, as someone who favors increased levels of legal immigration, I also found worth my time. That one had a more straightforward headline: "The Democrats Have An Immigration Problem."