New York and other American cities need immigrants

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Without immigration, New York would not be New York. (Image: New York City Council)
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By Justin FoxA couple of America’s leading anti-immigration voices made the shocking discovery in late June that a lot of New York City residents were born in other countries. Right-wing podcaster/provocateur Matt Walsh wrote on X.com that 40% of the city’s population is foreign-born, arguing that this meant “NYC isn’t an American city any more by any reasonable definition of the term. It’s a tragedy and a disgrace.”“NYC is the clearest warning yet of what happens to a society when it fails to cont...

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