Reforming Immigration Piecemeal

Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador has his STEM jobs act up for a vote again in the House today, after it failed in a September House vote; he was interviewed by NPR’s Renee Montagne about it this morning. The bill would replace the current diversity visa program, which grants 55,000 immigration visas a year through a lottery, with one targeting those completing post-graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering or math fields. “The diversity visa doesn’t make any sense for the United States for the problems that we have today,” Labrador told Montagne. “We need high-skilled workers”/ Betsy Russell , Eye on Boise. More here.

Question: Do you agree/disagree that Congressman Labrador’s approach — piece by piece — approach to immigration reform is better than the president’s comprehensive approach?