Employers, Speak Up for Immigrant Workers

Employers, Speak Up for Immigrant Workers

This month’s coast-to-coast protests against immigration raids seem to display a country more divided than ever over the place of immigrants in American life. Yet recent history shows one group that, speaking collectively, often bridged the divide between conservatives and pro-immigrant activists: employers. Since Trump’s reelection last fall, I’ve been curious: what will they do now—and could they reframe the immigration debate away from crimin…