The White House is already dismissing a bipartisan immigration proposal put forward by John McCain and others. But is the DC fight over immigration reflective of the mood of the American public? Many recent stories “might make it seem like most Americans are anxious about the deleterious effects of immigration on America’s economy and culture. But along several dimensions, immigration has never been more popular in the history of public polling.” The Atlantic’s Derek Thompson: How Immigration Became So Controversial.

+ “Having taken post-graduate courses in molecular, cellular and developmental biology at the University of Kansas, Jamal taught chemistry as an adjunct professor for several area colleges. He was most recently teaching at Park University.” A Kansas chemistry instructor was arrested by ICE while taking his daughter to school. (Feel safer?)