How America’s weak immigration means a weak economy

After years pushing a narrative that immigrants threaten the American economy, the Trump administration is reducing immigration to the U.S., and it’s not just illegal immigration––legal immigration is falling fast.
But as the U.S. grows more desperate for more people, native-born Americans are paying the price, too.
According to the most recent population estimates from the Census Bureau, yearly net international migration has declined to 595,348. That’s a drop of more th