cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/40989925
The Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the foreign-born population are being felt in hospitals and soccer leagues and on Main Streets across the country, with hints of what’s to come.
Dec. 28, 2025
Grocery stores and churches are quieter in immigrant neighborhoods. Fewer students show up in Los Angeles and New York City. In South Florida, Billo’s Caracas Boys, a Venezuelan orchestra, puts on an annual holiday concert where generations of families come to dance salsas and paso dobles. This year, the orchestra announced at the last minute that it was canceling the show because so many people are nervous about leaving home.
But with President Trump’s crackdown on immigration gaining strength, local festivals are more thinly attended. Parents pull their children out of school when they hear about people being detained. The supervisor overseeing the construction of a high school sports stadium received a deportation letter, creating a conspicuous absence as the work finished up. The pork plant has let workers go as their work permits have expired.
Just look at Japan.
That is what a country with next to 0 immigration looks like.
I’m talking about a country with a declining population, a stagnant economy, and declining quality of life.
You understand white people are immigrants to America? Right? Riiiight?
Is this the NYT’s emotional/christmas piece? Seems way too descriptive. Saddening but mild-mannered.
IMHO, The New Republic did it right. Stomach turning. Focusing on resistance.
