Source: Reason
by JD Tuccille
“A plaque on the Statue of Liberty features Emma Lazarus’s words urging the world to ‘give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.’ In his farewell address, then-President Ronald Reagan referred to the United States as a ‘shining city upon a hill’ and added that in his vision, ‘if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here.’ But despite its continuing success, the U.S. is becoming a less attractive destination for people around the world. Currently-ascendant nativists want to close America’s doors and turn away the huddled masses, and the message is being received loud and clear.” (04/27/26)
https://reason.com/2026/04/27/america-is-losing-its-allure-for-the-worlds-migrants/