Source: Orange County Register
by Agustina Vergara Cid
“For the last five months, headlines about the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration have been ubiquitous. Deportations ramping up, people being sent to El Salvador to be imprisoned, the termination of legal status for hundreds of thousands of people, and the list goes on. But the impact of Trump’s war on immigration far exceeds its impact on immigrants. The administration’s display of its power over immigrants is having the effect of scaring away tourists, severely harming businesses in the tourism industry. The power to restrict immigration and peaceful visitors impinge on Americans’ ability, and sometimes the very right, to trade. Because the crackdown is an affront to the rights of peaceful people to move and prevent American businesses from earning their business, it’s no surprise that economic havoc is breaking out.” (06/02/25)