But on this upcoming Independence Day, at a time when Trump’s response to our better angels is to go small, mean and tribal, an American ideal is in peril. Not open borders, which is something the United States hasn’t had since 1875, but open minds. The United States could make the same mistake — rejecting free trade, and rejecting a welcome mat for free people. And today, about half the babies born in the United States are nonwhite. The United States has an almost identical percentage of foreign-born as Britain, and their presence has also been disruptive.

Source: New York Times July 01, 2016 07:18 UTC