“The destruction of America’s bedrock, its welcome to immigrants, has created labor shortages for industries including hospitality, agriculture, and building. It has deprived American corporations and universities of the world’s best talent. It has devastated local communities, harming local businesses and real estate markets. It has deprived Treasury of billions in taxes. It has cost taxpayers billions directly, as private contractors cage human beings to rack up per diem payments, to say nothing about the overpaid undertrained goons snatching grannies from the street.”

emptywheel, April 21, 2026