1.  The purpose of an editorial/commentary is to explain, persuade, warn, criticize, entertain, praise or answer. What do you think is the purpose of James Taranto's editorial?  Explain your answer.

2.  What is the main idea of the editorial?

3. Mr. Taranto concludes by quoting Anna Law, a political scientist at Brooklyn College who’s studied the history of state efforts to limit immigration, who said, “I think this is political posturing. The decision to admit refugees is made at the federal level. Whether these refugees are admitted to the United States, that is not their call.”

Mr. Taranto observes:

It’s certainly political, but resistance from governors in a majority of states—including 11 states Obama carried in 2012, and including one Democrat, Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, who is seeking a U.S. Senate seat—it’s more than posturing. This is not just a national-security crisis but a developing political crisis for the president and his party.

Do you agree with his assertion? Explain your answer.