Should Stimson have focused on immigration?

Immigration is a very well known issue that has been around since the beginning of the country. Without immigration America would not be the same as we know it today. Stimson did not focus on immigration. This could be for many reasons. Though immigration has been around for a very long time the opinion of the public towards it has been relatively steady. Obviously, in the beginning almost everyone was an immigrant and encouraged friends and family to immigrate hear as well. Accordingly, public opinion greatly supported immigration. This trend continued for sometime until illegal immigration became a problem. When this occurred government began taking more action and the public began to realize the severity of the problem. Since then public opinion has gradually flipped to the majority opposing immigration and favoring heavier government action on illegal immigrants. I believe this would have been a good issue for Stimson to cover because it is easy to understand and it is a good example of how public opinion can go from one extreme to another over a long period of time.