Last week, Hearst Newspapers published details from an email sent by a state trooper who sounded the alarm on directives to push people into the Rio Grande and disturbing incidents including a woman suffering a miscarriage while trapped on razor wire. We noted that this cruelty isn't a side effect. It's the point. As this editorial board has argued time and again, Congress must enact comprehensive immigration reform that seeks to establish security, humane treatment of migrants and economic prosperity for this country. Today's editorial looks at a new bipartisan bill that tries to do just that. It was filed by U.S. Reps. Veronica Escobar, an El Paso Democrat, and Maria Elvira Salazar, a Florida Republican. The details should be debated but we're glad to see the outlines of a serious effort, and even if the bill has little chance of passing anytime soon it's an important starting point.
Have you ever wondered, as comedians Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele once did, what it would be like if we paid as much attention to teachers as we do star athletes? We can't quite bring you the breathless analysis that sports broadcasters do of the NFL draft, but our editorial on the promise of higher teacher pay followed one teacher's dogged efforts to get her offer down on paper.
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- The Editorial Board
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