Is the combination of strict immigration policies and cuts to research funding driving the United States toward a decline as a premier research center?
Holden Thorp, editor of the *Science* journal and former chancellor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, warns that aggressive immigration enforcement and reduced support for scientific initiatives threaten to erode America’s longstanding leadership in research and development. He emphasizes to host Steve Clemons that for the past eight decades, the U.S. has prioritized investment in scientific inquiry. However, under the recent policies associated with the Trump administration, Thorp forecasts dire implications not only for scientific advancement but also for the nation’s future in driving innovation.