Earlier this month, the Supreme Court upheld the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration tactics, allowing ICE agents to continue deportation raids in Southern California that target people based on their language and race.
While illegal immigration is a real problem, and tightening security at the southern border is a necessary safeguard, the current administration’s combative approach is an overcorrection that undercuts one of America’s greatest advantages: our ability to attract and assimilate immigrants to fuel economic vitality and innovation.
Immigrants bring immediate talent, ideas and dynamism that reinforce our global leadership. While the process that brings immigrants into the country should be orderly and fair, completely shutting them out is a step toward strategic dec