I was raised, both by my parents and by being taught in school, that America is a melting pot of people from around the world. And that we are equal as human beings. Immigration and (at least on paper and only more recently) equality were two essential things for creating this prosperous nation. Over the next few years the Trump administration will be attacking and dismantling both immigration and equality. America will suffer, especially when coupled with the idiotic trade wars and tariffs. It will be like watching the American economy slowly commit suicide. It’s all so stupid, cruel, self-inflicted, and unnecessary.