Epoch Times - Peter Schweizer argues progressive activists “weaponized” mass migration to reshape America.

Feb. 25, 2026 - Epoch Times

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Peter Schweizer argues progressive activists “weaponized” mass migration to reshape America.

Peter Schweizer’s book argues progressive activists openly view mass migration as a tool to reshape America, citing quotes framing migrants as instruments for societal change. Unlike past immigration waves, today’s influx is tied to deliberate political strategies, he claims, warning against ignoring this before policy debates—while acknowledging his own family’s European immigrant roots. The thesis suggests a calculated effort to bypass democratic consensus through demographic shifts, sparking debate over activism and national identity. [Automatically generated summary]
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Domestic Actors and Political Weaponization 00:01:02
	Not only do you have these foreign actors that are fighting against assimilation, you have domestic actors.
	One of the things I do in the book is quote a lot of progressive activists who talk about the fact that they favor mass immigration.
	Why?
	Because they see it as having a transformative effect on American society.
	It's the way to kind of remake society in the vision that they want.
	Not where America is today or not where even the American people want to go.
	This is where I want to go as an activist.
	And I see these migrants as a tool for my political weaponization.
	And they're quite explicit about it.
	I mean, that's the thing that's shocking.
	So I think we need to wake up to that fact.
	The migration we're dealing with today is weaponized.
	It's very different than 50 and 100 years ago.
	It doesn't mean that we shouldn't have immigration.
	My parents immigrated from Europe.
	I think it's a wonderful, beautiful thing, but we have to understand what's going on and deal with this weaponization first.

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Domestic Actors and Political Weaponization 00:01:02

Not only do you have these foreign actors that are fighting against assimilation, you have domestic actors.

One of the things I do in the book is quote a lot of progressive activists who talk about the fact that they favor mass immigration.

Why?

Because they see it as having a transformative effect on American society.

It's the way to kind of remake society in the vision that they want.

Not where America is today or not where even the American people want to go.

This is where I want to go as an activist.

And I see these migrants as a tool for my political weaponization.

And they're quite explicit about it.

I mean, that's the thing that's shocking.

So I think we need to wake up to that fact.

The migration we're dealing with today is weaponized.

It's very different than 50 and 100 years ago.

It doesn't mean that we shouldn't have immigration.

My parents immigrated from Europe.

I think it's a wonderful, beautiful thing, but we have to understand what's going on and deal with this weaponization first.