America is being remade before our eyes by elites who put ideology and globalism ahead of the national interest, and the numbers now prove it: the share of Americans born abroad has surged to levels not seen in well over a century. This is not abstract academic debate — it is a demographic transformation with real consequences for civic cohesion and the future of the republic. Americans who work, pay taxes, and defend this country deserve leaders who put assimilation and national unity first rather than praise open borders as moral virtue.
The raw figures are stark and rising: government surveys and independent trackers show the foreign?born population climbing into the high tens of millions, and the share of the total population is at its highest point since the early 1900s. Different data sources put the totals and shares in slightly different places depending on methods — the Census Bureau’s ACS showed a marked rise through 2022, while other measures put the foreign?born share at record highs in 2023. Whatever the exact decimal, the trajectory is unmistakable: decades of lax policy by both parties have produced a historic influx.
This mass change is not evenly distributed — a handful of states and metro areas are absorbing the lion’s share of newcomers and the strains that follow: schools bulging with newcomers, hospitals and shelters stretched thin, and housing markets distorted by unplanned population surges. Local governments are left to cope while elites in Washington and on the coasts applaud “diversity” from a safe distance and shrug off the costs borne by ordinary Americans. Voters deserve answers about who pays and who decides the scale of immigration, not virtue signaling from people disconnected from the consequences.
Worse, the cultural glue that once bound new arrivals to the American project is fraying in important institutions. Far from insisting on learning English, respecting civic norms, and embracing American history, many schools and bureaucracies now prioritize multilingual programming and multicultural curricula that treat national identity as optional. These policy choices — often justified by progressive academics and administrators — reduce the pressure and incentive for assimilation, making civic coherence a casualty of fashionable ideology.
There is a conscious elite narrative at work: instead of instilling pride in American founding principles, influential activists and some institutional leaders preach national?guilt and identity politics to students and employees. Conservative reformers have documented how DEI and “anti?racism” programs have seeped into government agencies and major institutions, replacing patriotic civic education with sectarian identity lessons. Whether you call it negligence or betrayal, the result is the same — newcomers are less encouraged to become Americans and more encouraged to remain permanent newcomers.
The solution is straightforward and patriotic: restore sovereign control of our borders, enforce existing laws, and design an immigration system that privileges skills, assimilation, and contributions to the common good. We should demand English?language requirements, civics education for new citizens, and local?federal coordination so communities can absorb newcomers responsibly rather than be overwhelmed by ideological experiments. Those who love this country must insist that assimilation is not a dirty word — it is the cement of a functioning nation.
Patriots across the country must refuse to be lectured by elites who are ashamed of America while exporting its future to the highest bidder. Ordinary Americans of every background want a prosperous, cohesive nation where newcomers embrace liberty, work hard, and become part of something larger than themselves. Hold your leaders accountable: secure the border, reform the system, and teach the next generation to love and defend the country that made their success possible.
