For years we were told mass immigration was a benign, even noble experiment—now the numbers tell a different story and the people pulling the strings are exposed. America today has more foreign-born residents, as a share of our population, than at any time in more than a century, a direct result of policy choices made by elites who answer to globalist donors and camera-ready virtue signaling. This is not an accident; it is a consequence of deliberate decisions that have hollowed out our borders and replaced civic assimilation with entitlement.
Look at the data: recent estimates show the foreign-born population climbing into the tens of millions and the share of Americans born overseas pushing past historical peaks, numbers driven higher by new counting methods that fold in humanitarian parole and other admissions. The Census Bureau itself adjusted its methodology to account for large flows of humanitarian migrants that previous surveys missed, which means every federal program and local school district now has to plan for people who were quickly admitted and dispersed across the country. Working-class neighborhoods and public systems are the ones paying the price for this elite-engineered surge.
Some on the Left will lecture that assimilation is inevitable, and a number of academic studies do show immigrants integrating over generations into American life. But elite institutions—universities, media, and some government bureaus—have increasingly treated American identity as shameful, promoting multicultural tribalism instead of teaching newcomers the common civic values that have always bound us together. That cultural rot matters: assimilation isn’t just a nice-to-have, it’s what turns newcomers into neighbors who share the language, work ethic, and loyalty that sustain a functioning republic.
The practical fallout is obvious in our schools, hospitals, and labor markets where stretched resources and changing needs create conflict and resentment. Reporters and researchers have documented rapid population growth tied to immigration and raised alarms about education and workforce readiness among some recent arrivals, showing this is not an abstract debate but a real strain on everyday Americans. Meanwhile, taxpayers watch tabloid headlines about policy chaos while the elites smugly insist everything will sort itself out.
We need a course correction: secure the border, end the abuse of parole and illegal admission schemes, and move to a merit-based system that admits people who can succeed and contribute without burdening our communities. Equally important, we must insist on an assimilation agenda—English proficiency, respect for the Constitution, and civic education—for every newcomer, not the current program of cultural relativism being pushed from above. Hardworking Americans deserve leaders who put the country first, not globalist elites who treat our nation as a social experiment.
Conservatives must stop apologizing for defending the idea of America and start acting like the majority we are on the issues that matter: sovereignty, law, and a shared national identity. Elect officials who will secure the border, enforce the law, and promote policies that restore assimilation and opportunity, because if we do not reclaim control of our immigration system now, the America our children inherit will not look like the country we love.
