Pilgrims, to slavery, to Europeans, to annexation of Mexico, waves and waves of immigrants. Schools have played a role in the construction of difference.

Immigration as a proxy for other issues. Economic downturns, racism, linguistic anxiety, college affirmative action, politics, etc. Scapegoating. Easy targets. Vulnerable populations.

Usually rhetoric around immigration centers on the legal or economic. Important, but I would like to call for a shift in the discussion, from the legal or economic to the educational, moral, humanistic. Also, view this issue as much more complex, one that should not be centered on individuals, but seen through a complex lens.
Look at what the Catholic church is doing. Mass on the border. Pope. etc.

Legislative impact on schools: Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, California, etc.
Anxiety, Migrant students, language and culture, shrunken pipeline.
Unsustainable.

Opportunity. Let's not view this community as a burden but as a blessing. Let's debunk myths. Put a human face on the issue. Human stories. This might appeal to people in the struggle for change.