Immigration reform is back on the agenda in Washington, and one of the most disputed questions, this year as in past immigration debates, is whether the U.S. needs more less-skilled foreign workers.

Immigration reform that does not make it harder for such people to settle in the U.S. would be, to say the least, very incomplete.

A growing economy attracts immigrants, and immigration, in turn, makes the economy grow.

Many loud voices in the debate over immigration have been insisting that effective border enforcement must precede any steps that legalize the status of current illegal immigrants.

“Amnesty” is the swear word many conservatives apply to the new bipartisan immigration bill.

Immigration reform appears to be imminent, with the Senate’s “Gang of Eight” expected to reveal their bill this week.

We may not be building a fence between the U.S. and Mexico, but conservatives on different sides of the immigration debate are busy building one between themselves.

Yesterday, as Barack Obama called for a bipartisan immigration bill in Las Vegas and Sen. Marco Rubio called for one on Rush Limbaugh's program, the chances for passage look surprisingly good.