David Leonhardt:
You saw pretty quickly opposition come from at least two sources. So, one was what I would describe as the corporate right, who were worried about the idea of a reduction of immigration reducing the work force and potentially meaning that they might have to pay higher wages and then have lower profits.
And then the other opposition was from nonprofits and advocacy groups, particularly Latino and Asian groups, that basically said, we should have more immigration, not less. And, over time, those groups within the Democratic Party would really become the dominant voice on immigration, at least until the last couple years, of saying more immigration is better.
