Up on Capitol Hill, there appears to be progress--bipartisan progress, even--toward changing our immigration laws to reflect current and emerging realities.

Good fences make good neighbors, or so House Republicans believed when they passed a tough measure to combat illegal immigration.

Whether the legislation is tough or tender, the phenomenon of illegal immigration is here to stay.

Even with few questions on the nation’s fiscal position and foreign policy, most of the Republican candidates performed pretty well. If that’s the way the Republican primary voters and caucusgoers see things, the result may be to tighten the race for the nomination.

Though their views on abortion are clear and stable, Americans remain deeply ambivalent about abortion and have pulled away from the debate.

If Washington continues to shirk its responsibility at the border, state officials who represent the taxpayers footing the bill should force Washington to meet its responsibility at the Treasury.

If we cannot provide a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, we can at least treat them with the protection and decency they deserve as human rights.