Immigration Politics: What Congress can still get done on immigration

A Washington Post editorial on how politics are likely going to prevent any congressional action on immigration. But it thinks that Congress can address one area: work visas. Vamos a ver - we'll see.

What Congress can still get done on immigration: "particular pieces of immigration reform might still have bipartisan appeal. One such element is the historical shortage of visas for foreign workers with special skills and advanced degrees. Although demand eased somewhat this year due to the recession, and there are legitimate concerns about abuses in the system, the standing quotas in those categories - amounting to just 85,000 available visas per year - have been severely inadequate in recent years." Dec. 28, 2010