WASHINGTON _ As Jared Kushner launches two of his most ambitious policy initiatives in rapid succession, White House officials are privately drawing parallels over the challenges ahead in achieving immigration reform at home and peace between Israelis and Palestinians abroad, according to his aides.
Releasing an immigration package last week and a peace plan next month, Kushner and his team have already internally confronted the possibility they will face short-term setbacks on these two unconnected policy areas while identifying the potential for long-term successes.
It is the inherent risk Kushner runs in trying to tackle two of the country's most vexing policy challenges. His strategy toward both is to put forward detailed proposals that form the basis of political arguments, targeting voters that will prioritize immigration in the 2020 presidential race as well as Palestinians frustrated with their leadership's handling of the peace process.
