If Texas is going to punt challenges elsewhere, here’s what Maryland should send to Texas.

There was a time when the Lone Star State deserved a little consideration from the rest of the nation for shouldering a Texas-sized share of the burden of this country’s immigration challenges. Until Congress finally gets its act together and approves comprehensive immigration reform legislation that provides a path to legal residency for more foreign nationals while shoring up border security — a compromise that’s been attempted and failed repeatedly since Ronald Reagan was president — the United States will continue to struggle with a piecemeal approach that is neither fair nor humane, nor is it helpful to the economy or public safety.