October 30, 2015
TIME Magazine asked me if I would contribute an essay to its Ideas page. The topic was this week's Republican presidential candidates debate -- specifically, "We'd love to hear your thoughts on the candidates' approaches to immigration, especially the issue of H1B visas discussed tonight."
The result is the essay, "Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Door' Is a Big, Beautiful Step in the Right Direction." An excerpt:
Donald Trump seemed to make an effort to distance himself from his previous disparagement of the Mexican people, stating: “I love the Mexican people; I respect the Mexican leaders.” His olive branch on legal immigration could help change the tenor of the discussion. More nuanced then the “Mexicans are criminals” trope, Trump emphasized that while he still wants to build a wall, he supports “a big, fat beautiful door right in the middle of the wall” for legal immigration to the U.S. Time will tell whether this suggestion of greater openness on immigration will have an impact and move the candidates away from the enforcement-only approach that has dominated Republican circles in recent months.
For the full essay, visit TIME Ideas at http://time.com/4092571/republican-debate-immigration/.
