I’M SURE THIS WILL PROVE ENTIRELY UNCONTROVERSIAL: “In a major policy shift aimed at reducing a ballooning immigration backlog, the Department of Homeland Security is preparing to grant permanent residency to tens of thousands of applicants before the FBI completes a required background check.”

UPDATE: Meanwhile, we’re cracking down on airline security to the discomfiture of the Europeans. Not sure what I think of that, though — with the exception of the air marshal bit — I doubt it’ll do much good.