Perhaps it is the blossom in the air. But Washington may be about to agree on an overhaul of America’s dilapidated immigration system. A final deal is not yet complete. However, the bipartisan “group of eight” senators to whom the White House has outsourced negotiations is confident there will be a draft soon. The prospect should be welcomed. At the very least, it would reassure us that Washington is capable of taking a break from its chronic dysfunction. However, doubts remain whether a bill could get through the Republican House of Representatives. And concerns also remain on whether the bill would do enough to lift high-skilled immigration.
或許是春暖花開使然。但華盛頓有望很快就改革美國陳舊的移民制度達成一致。最終協議尚未敲定。白宮把談判事宜「外包」給了由兩黨參議員組成的「8人小組」，該小組有信心很快就能拿出草案。這一前景應該受到歡迎。至少，這能使我們放心，知道華盛頓有能力暫時擺脫長期失靈狀態。不過，人們仍然懷疑共和黨控制的衆議院能否通過一項法案。人們還擔心，該法案是否足以增加高技能移民。