Just as it is with inflation, some immigration is good for the economy. It strengthens the economy and helps rural America. But as with inflation, immigration has to be kept under control. On this show Washington Monthly politics editor Bill Scher explains how beneath the angry racist optics that appeal to so many Trumpers, most Americans know it’s good for he country that we attract refugees, and that many industries are sustained by immigration. The threat of mass deportation is all and only about optics.