This week’s Economist issue published a few good articles on immigration.  Here’s a nice one…

Let the states decide | Congress shows no sign of fixing America’s broken immigration system. It is time to give the states a go

“Fixing America’s broken immigration system is as urgent as ever. America is generous in issuing visas for relatives of those already there, but economic migrants face huge barriers. Firms that want to bring in skilled workers find it costly, time-consuming and often impossible, thanks to cumbersome rules and a rigid cap on the number of visas. Foreign students are kicked out shortly after they graduate. Entrepreneurs are told to take their big ideas elsewhere. And roughly 11m people live in America illegally. Most will never be deported, not least because Barack Obama’s amnesty has explicitly shielded 5m or so from removal. But they have little hope of legal recognition.”