Leonhardt: "If Democrats prefer a more lenient policy than Obama's, it isn't clear whether they support the deportation of anybody..."

When immigration issues are discussed by top New York Times columnists in a helpful way, we tend to sit up and take notice. NumbersUSA was founded on the idea that we need to have a civil discussion about limits. It's beneficial when key influencers agree, and advance the discussion.

In his recent New York Times morning newsletter "The Democrats Immigration Problem," David Leonhardt tries to decipher the Biden administration's views on immigration:

"Congress appears unlikely to increase legal immigration levels by much. And polls show that while public opinion favors a pathway to citizenship for many undocumented immigrants, it also favors rigorous border security and the enforcement of existing immigration laws.

I'm not even sure that these views should be described as conservative. Historically, many progressives supported immigration restrictions as a way to keep U.S. wages high. Today, working-class Americans -- including many Asian-American, Black and Latino voters -- tend to favor more restrictions than progressive Democrats, who are often high-earning professionals, do. This contrast may play a role in Republicans' recent gains among minority voters."

The cherry on top was Leonhardt's question here, complete with further readings from both sides:

"How many immigrants should the U.S. legally admit?

More: "There's nothing wrong with open borders," The Times's Farhad Manjoo has written. Shikha Dalmia has argued that more immigration will lift economic growth, and Matthew Yglesias has written "One Billion Americans" a book making the case that more immigration will help the U.S. compete with China.

Fewer: "The progressive case for reducing immigration" revolves around higher wages, according to Philip Cafaro. And The Atlantic's David Frum has suggested that less immigration will reduce the political appeal of nativism."

FYI: The Facts on Biden's huge immigration bill.

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