The Importance of Writing a Check

Even in those cases with an unclear likelihood of success, you and Alex Narasta have made the claim that it might be easier just to say, hey, write a check. You know, if we're going to radically simplify the process, it's probably wealthier people who are able to navigate this process to begin with. And yeah, if you just cut a check to the treasury, pay down the deficit a little bit. The worker gets to come in quickly, but that is a much better idea for illegal immigration reform than anything that's been on the table really in the last 50 years.