Donald Trump's immigration agenda is pretty good. Pity Donald Trump is in charge of it.
As he draws near the end of his first year in office, President Trump has delivered approximately squat: no Obamacare repeal, no tax reform, no economic turnaround, no radical reconfiguration of trade relations, no big check from Enrique Peña Nieto to pay for a border wall. Bupkis. Nada. Jack. Zero. Zilch. Zip. Diddly. Sporting lint in the way of accomplishments.
But it was immigration that galvanized the Trump movement, and there is still time for the president to get that right. Unfortunately, that means there's still time for him to get it wrong. And with the headlines of the moment keeping the dancing rage monkeys of radio and cable news busy mouthing excuses for 32-year-old assistant district attorneys who hook up with underage girls while Mom is inside the courthouse for a custody hearing — well played, Republicans! — it is easy to forget that immigration is the one subject upon which the Trump administration has developed something like a coherent and substantive policy agenda.
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