I'm curious as to your opinion of the immigration situation in the United States. Some of us are trying very hard to allow illegal / undocumented aliens to become American citizens while seemingly ignoring those immigrants who are complying with our laws and paying the high fees associated with attaining citizenship. As one who was, amazingly, denied a green card, how do you view the current American policies and attitudes toward those born outside of the United States of attaining citizenship? I've read almost 40 of your books and I've loved them all. Thank you!
Al Hupp
I think there's a moderate policy which needs to be implemented, which is to allow established (though illegal) immigrants a route to full citizenship, while probably tightening up border controls. But the first is politically impossible (even though it has supporters on both sides of the aisle), and the second is probably physically impossible. The problem is that it's an emotional question, and emotions are easily stirred, and a sensible answer is not emotionally satisfying, so we'll muddle on in an inglorious way. We should be allowing far more well-qualified immigrants, and making student visas far easier, and every politician knows that, but it's a third-rail issue. It ain't gonna happen.