"I feel horrible. I feel horrible about all of it. It's unconscionable, it's unethical, it's immoral. It's antithetical to what this country has not only been about, but what makes it so unique and singular on the world stage. I mean, there are more migration today on Earth than there has been in the history of humankind, but America in particular is shaped and evolved into the superpower it is because of immigration, specifically because of immigration."
"Because we are able to attract talent from around the world and with the promise of, you can make your life here peacefully, and in turn, in exchange, make America better through whatever skill you bring, however you contribute to the economy, to the educational system, to the medical system, or whatever. And I think it is very shortsighted of this admini"
Padma Lakshmi leverages multicultural and immigrant experience across television and books, including Taste the Nation and America's Culinary Cup. She condemns recent immigration crackdowns as unconscionable, unethical, immoral, and antithetical to America's character. She highlights historic levels of global migration and argues that immigration helped shape and evolve the United States into a superpower by attracting talent worldwide. She emphasizes that immigrants, given the promise of peaceful lives, contribute skills that strengthen the economy, education, and healthcare, and she calls restrictive policies shortsighted.
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