The story of newborn babies in Iowa shows how immigration crackdowns hurt Americans, too

The story of newborn babies in Iowa shows how immigration crackdowns hurt Americans, too

In late May 2008, across the state of Iowa, something weird started happening to newborns. For the next nine or so months, more babies across the state were born underweight, compared to the same period of previous years. Not just any babies, though. There was no difference among babies born to white mothers. Infants born…