A. Barton Hinkle on How Immigration Crackdowns Hurt All Americans
Americans—conservative Americans particularly—think America will be better off if it fiercely guards its borders, allowing only a few people of the more desirable sort to cross them. But they are mistaken, writes A. Barton Hinkle. Not only does a generous immigration policy improve life for people already here, a hawkish immigration policy also can have serious downsides for U.S. citizens.