alt Hacker NewsIts not just a problem needing a signature. We have the policies we have today because a lot of people want them, or at least agree with the general direction.
If the right person signs a change that magically fixes a labor shortage in a rural area we're right back to where we were, and much of the public would be up in arms about it.
(This doesn't actually reflect my opinion on immigration laws to be clear, just my view on where we are today in the US)
If beef doubles or triples in price, the political incentives will change rapidly.
I’m not saying this parasite isn’t a potential problem, but it’s not existential by any stretch. There are a thousand more intractable and consequential problems facing us right now.