Stop Costly Immigration Rhetoric: Protect Families, Protect America

Stephen Miller’s agenda is dangerous to our country and the people you serve. He has pushed ideas like suspending habeas corpus for broad groups of immigrants and setting arrest quotas that sweep up people with no criminal history. Legal experts have warned that mass roundups with weakened due process violate constitutional protections and invite abuses eroding public trust. This is not smart enforcement. It is reckless government. Facts, not slogans, should guide immigration policy. Roughly 8 million undocumented workers help power the U.S. economy, about 1 in 20 workers nationwide. In key sectors, the share is much higher: around half of crop farmworkers lack authorized status, and a significant slice of construction, food service, and caregiving depends on this labor. Independent analysts have also shown that mass deportation plans would be staggeringly expensive and counterproductive. Estimates place direct federal costs in the hundreds of billions of dollars, with long-term GDP losses measured in the trillions, while state and local governments would lose billions in taxes paid by undocumented residents. Removing violent offenders is necessary. Painting millions of workers as criminals is false and self-defeating. There is a better path that protects both security and prosperity. Focus enforcement on serious and violent crime. Expand immigration courts and lawful pathways so cases are resolved quickly and fairly. Crack down on wage theft and exploitative employers who undercut honest businesses. Pair E-Verify improvements with status updates for long-tenured, tax-paying workers who pass background checks. And end wasteful, headline-driven sweeps that drain budgets, disrupt supply chains, and raise prices for American families. I ask you to act now. Remove Stephen Miller from any role in shaping policy. Denounce the rhetoric that dehumanizes our neighbors. Commit to targeted, lawful enforcement that keeps Americans safe while protecting the economy we all rely on.