We invited immigrants to come here, legally or not. When we try to kick them out, legally or not, we hurt our own economy and our way of life.

This is how our economy functions

• Want a stronger economy? Give immigrants a warm welcome
  • While it has become a popular notion in the West that immigrants jeopardize the job prospects of natives, over 30 years of economic research (including my own) give strong reason to believe otherwise.
• The poultry industry recruited them. Now ICE raids are devastating their communities. – The Washington Post 
  Why are “illegals” here? Because we invited them
• ICE Came for a Tennessee Town’s Immigrants. The Town Fought Back. – The New York Times 
  “All 97 workers taken into custody in the Tennessee raid now face deportation, though several have been released pending hearings. And much of the town is reeling. Up to 160 American-born children have a parent who could soon be ordered to leave the country; many families are relying on handouts.”
• Coronavirus has slammed the door shut on highly skilled work visas – Axios
• The U.S. is taking in fewer refugees than ever, and it’s our loss – Los Angeles Times
• Sharp Cuts in Immigration Threaten U.S. Economy and Innovation – The New York Times 
  “Moody Analytics analyzed the data and estimated that if annual United States immigration stayed at only 200,000 rather than a more normal one million, gross domestic product would be $1 trillion lower a decade from now.”

This is who we are

• Garry Kasparov: The 8-year-old chess champion’s story is quintessentially American – The Washington Post

Immigrants are falsely demonized

• Myths and Facts About Immigrants and Immigration
• UNHCR – US Resettlement Facts
• President Trump’s claim about immigrants ‘immediately’ collecting ‘welfare’ – The Washington Post 
  There are legitimate concerns about immigration. This solves none of them.
• There’s no immigration crisis, and these charts prove it – The Washington Post
• The ‘caravan’ of migrants is not a threat. But Trump would rather ignore real crises. – The Washington Post 
  “Like many a would-be authoritarian before him, Trump ignores the real threats that his country faces, preferring to manufacture nonexistent crises that enable him to play on popular prejudice to consolidate his own power.”

Trying to “close the border” backfires

• Why the Wall Won’t Work | Cato Institute 
  “The wall is more than a symbol. It will harm the lives of thousands of border residents and immigrants while wasting billions of tax dollars”
• People are sawing through and climbing over Trump border wall. Now contractors are being asked for ideas to make it less vulnerable. – The Washington Post
• Border Wall Is Out of Sync With the Southwest’s Changing Politics
• Nixon and Reagan tried closing the border to pressure Mexico – here’s what happened

We can do better to solve problems

• Jeh Johnson: Politics is drowning out consensus on immigration. It’s time for some straight talk. – The Washington Post