Breakdown: Why Immigration Reform Is So Hard To Pass

The last time there was a significant bipartisan immigration deal was the 1986 Reagan Amnesty bill that rendered it illegal to hire undocumented immigrants while also providing amnesty to millions.

Nearly everyone agrees that immigration is a problem, but there isn’t widespread agreement on how to solve it. That isn’t surprising, given that the current refugee crisis, the tragic limbo of the DREAMers and concerns over border security have interwoven with other aspects of political life like labor, culture, and logistics to create a quintessential …