How immigrants helped build the US

US President Donald Trump’s promises to get tough on trade and immigration are particularly welcome in rural communities across the country. However, many others see immigration as a positive influence that has helped towns to thrive.

US President Donald Trump‘s promises to get tough on trade and immigration are particularly welcome in rural communities across the country.

However, many others see immigration as a positive influence that has helped towns to thrive – particularly in the country’s midwestern region.

Al Jazeera’s Diane Eastabrook reports from Beardstown in Illinois.