A Way Out

Professor Marc Holzer suggests a solution to the government shutdown.

 

Distinguished Professor of Public Service Marc Holzer

Writing in "FEDweek" about the immigration impasse in Congress, Distinguished Professor of Public Service Marc Holzer offers a forward-thinking idea: “The solution is to solve the problems that need to be solved now and allow everyone to save face and plan for the future. This means embracing a time honored, often mocked, but just as often highly effective mechanism: the bipartisan commission.”

Holzer suggests not only passing a bill that would end the shutdown but would also fund a commission of experts who will “objectively and independently assess the full range of strategies that have been identified for controlling immigration.”

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