We Pushed Away Our Immigrant Population, & Now We Desperately Need Them Back

Small American towns are struggling to survive as the immigrant population declines, revealing just how essential they are and have always been to our economy.

Mexico, Tijuana: A migrant child takes a closer look at a soldier's gun while his parents are scheduled to receive a Corona vaccination. (Photo by Stringer/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Let’s be clear, the United States has a long track record of abusing its immigrant population. 

Our immigration and refugee systems have been failing institutions for…