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President Trump has a clear choice. he can sign the Goodlatte bill, which would fulfill some of his campaign promises, or he can sign the Speaker Ryan "compromise" bill, which is a Gang of Eight redux. Ryan's bill does not include E-Verify, and it won't cut the number of green cards issued every year.

Despite the unpopularity of sanctuary policies with the American people, California is leading the fight to nullify federal immigration law. The argument made in favor of sanctuary policies is that they make communities safer because illegal aliens are not afraid to report crimes to local law enforcement. There's a lot wrong with that argument, but defenders of sanctuary policies never let facts get in their way.

Recent economic numbers are encouraging, especially indicators that the long-term unemployed are reentering the labor market. Politicians and the media tend to fixate on the monthly job creation numbers and the official unemployment rate. These aren't inconsequential measures, but there is much more to the story.

Barbara Jordan is a true hero of the Civil Rights Movement, an icon of American politics, and a guiding light to those who continue to fight for immigration reforms that put the interests of the American people first. Susan F. Martin, professor emerita at Georgetown University and former staff member of the Jordan Commission, wrote a piece last week attacking President Trump for a letter the White House put out praising Jordan's work. Martin was aghast that Trump would "intimate" that he and Jordan held similar policy positions on immigration. President Trump is a political lightening rod, no doubt, even more so than other modern Presidents, but in attacking him Martin misrepresented Barbara Jordan's views on immigration and the recommendations of the Jordan Commission.