• The growing consensus on both sides of the political aisle that something needs to be done should not be squandered, for such opportunities are rare and fleeting.

• Some policy makers are calling for piecemeal changes-such as issuing visas for high-skilled workers and investors, or conferring legal status on immigrants who were illegally brought into the country as children.

• Congress should avoid such quick fixes and commit itself instead to comprehensive immigration reform.

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