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February 5, 2026
Editorial: Common Sense Must Prevail on All Levels of Immigration Reform

What happened to reason, logic and the rule of law? We fear that they are all out the window as politics have devolved along with the rise of social media. Because of the algorithm, everyone is allowed to exist in their own echo chamber, and the ability to have reasonable, rational conversation has gone out the window. It’s always been our view that most of the electorate is in the middle, but seldom heard because the extremes yell the loudest on both sides.

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