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The Unhealed Nation

Why Immigration Couldn’t Save America's Conscience

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Steward Beckham
Apr 28, 2025
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Author’s Note: This reflection traces how America’s post-1965 immigration shifts—often passed with little public fanfare—offered a hopeful vision of renewal, yet could not erase the older structures of exclusion and hierarchy embedded in the national fabric. The goal here is not to cast blanket judgment on political factions or generations, but rather t…

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