> Shouldn’t the immigration system—and every system—be designed to pacify voters? To an extent, yes — but like all humans, voters can sometimes focus too narro

> Shouldn’t the immigration system—and every system—be designed to pacify voters? To an extent, yes — but like all humans, voters can sometimes focus too narrowly on the short term, and/or on their own desires and fears; sometimes a broader perspective is needed. (That's why some elected officials used to say, in effect, "My voters elected me to exercise my judgment.")