Yes, I know she’s unlikely to face legal penalties for the immigration violations that have recently been documented by the Associated Press, and which belie the statements she and her husband made a few weeks ago. But penalties are technically applicable, and one of the two main candidates to succeed the current President says he’s a stickler for such things. Meanwhile, President Obama has the constitutional power to pardon her. For the sake of national unity (election consequences be damned), he should announce immediately — now, before the election, so it will get prompt coverage and alleviate anxieties — that he is asking the DoJ to prepare the documents to pardon Melania and all others similarly situated. The present administration can then figure out between November 9 and January 20 who else to pardon along with her. Perhaps it should cover everyone who arrived on a tourist visa and then started working, provided they have no criminal history and they paid federal income taxes. Oh wait, that last clause might exclude Melania. Well, whatever. Whatever share of that category the pardon does cover, it would simplify legislative discussions over comprehensive immigration reform come 2017, methinks.