Stephen Miller, a top adviser to President Trump, has intensified his criticism of immigration by focusing not just on immigrants themselves, but also on their children and subsequent generations. He argues that decades of immigration have produced millions who, in his view, take more from the country than they contribute, and claims persistent issues such as welfare use and criminal activity among immigrant communities. These assertions, however, have been refuted by experts and economic data showing strong patterns of integration and upward mobility among the children of immigrants.

Miller's rhetoric comes as the administration pushes for the Supreme Court to uphold an executive order ending birthright citizenship, a move that could affect hundreds of thousands of children born in the United States each year. The administration has also targeted specific communities, notably Minnesota's Somali population, citing isolated incidents to justify broader crackdowns. Critics argue that Miller's stance echoes early twentieth-century anti-migrant policies and treats immigrants and their descendants as perpetual outsiders, framing immigration as a cultural threat to the nation.