To me, immigration reform is another item that lends itself to compromise, but neither party wants it.
Take the minimum wage. It reached its zenith in 1968, if memory serves, adjusted for inflation. OK, set it there and adjust it every year with a COLA. Issue is now gone (spare me discussion of whether we need it or not, we have it, it's not going away).
Incidentally, that wage would be just under $11/hr.
Parties want us divided and angry with each other.