Letter from the Director May 1st, 2026 There is a particular kind of clarity that emerges when systems stop pretending. Not collapse — not yet. But a shedding of euphemism. A moment when the language used to describe power can no longer keep pace with how that power is being exercised. This week’s stories, taken together, suggest we are in such a moment. Immigration enforcement is no longer framed primarily as labor management or border control, but increasingly as demographi

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