Who Decided?

Historic levels of immigration shouldn’t be on autopilot.

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Migrants seeking asylum in the United States walk on the banks of the Rio Bravo river, the border between the U.S. and Mexico, after being stranded near the city of Villa Ahumada in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, September 30, 2023.

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Do you remember the big national debate on whether the United States would adopt a policy to make the foreign-born share of the population the highest it’s ever been?

Neither do I. For the simple reason, of course, that there wasn’t one.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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