My coffee with Stephen Miller

My Coffee with Stephen Miller

A staffer for Sen. Jeff Sessions, later revealed to be Stephen Miller, approached me for a meeting about a dozen years ago.

We met at a coffee shop, where he attempted to recruit me for an anti-immigration crusade, arguing that fewer immigrants would mean more jobs for American citizens.

Shouldn’t liberals who care about American workers make common cause with immigration restrictionists?

This encounter occurred before Miller's rise to prominence, and I had no idea what he would become.

This story originally appeared in Our Land, a newsletter by David Corn that provides behind-the-scenes stories on politics, media, and culture.

Author's summary: Meeting Stephen Miller before his rise to prominence.

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Mother Jones Mother Jones — 2025-10-15