A mass movement defending immigrants has slowed the Trump administration’s abuses A mass movement defending immigrants has slowed the Trump administration’s abuses Resistance, in physics , is the force that hinders the flow of charged electrons as they zigzag from point to point. Resistance doesn’t stop the flow of electricity. Instead, it causes heat. Popular resistance works the same way. It obstructs and slows the government’s business, creating political heat and slowing it further. That’s