GREGORY LYAKHOV: My Generation’s Anti-ICE Activism Is Outpacing Civic Knowledge

Students across Minnesota walked out of school to protest ICE. Photo courtesy of Minnesota Public Radio.

When students walked out of high schools across the country to protest ICE, the demonstrations were quickly framed as proof of political awareness and civic engagement. In one sense, that framing is understandable. Civic participation matters, and a generation willing to engage with public issues should not be dismissed.

The concern is not protest itself, but the apparent lack of understanding...