US Edition1.2M immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows
President Trump's immigration enforcement led to a loss of 1.2 million immigrant workers since January, affecting sectors like farming, construction, and healthcare, Pew Research Center data shows.
- More than 1.2 million immigrants left the U.S. labor force between January and July 2025, according to the Pew Research Center's analysis of Census Bureau data.
- Immigrants represent nearly 20% of the U.S. workforce, with a significant presence in critical sectors like agriculture and healthcare.
- Experts warn that the decline in immigrant workers could lead to labor shortages in essential industries, as highlighted by Pia Orrenius from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
- The first decline in the overall immigrant population follows an all-time high of 14 million undocumented individuals in the U.S. in 2023, according to preliminary Census Bureau data analyzed by Pew.
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1.2 million immigrants are gone from U.S. labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows
It's tomato season and Lidia is harvesting on farms in California's Central Valley. She is also anxious. Attention from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement could upend her life…
It’s tomato season and Lydia is harvesting on farms in the Central Valley of California. She’s also anxious. The attention of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) could change her life more than 23 years after she illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border as a teenager. “What worries us is that they stop us while we drive and ask us for the papers,” said Lydia, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition that her name was…
1.2 million immigrants gone from U.S. labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press It’s tomato season and Lidia is harvesting on farms in California’s Central Valley. She is also anxious. Attention from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement could upend her life more than 23 years after she illegally crossed the Mexican border as a teenager. “The worry is they’ll pull you over when you’re driving and ask for your papers,” said Lidia, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition that only …
Importance of labor praised at annual breakfast
According to preliminary Census Bureau data analyzed by the Pew Research Center, more than 1.2 million immigrants disappeared from the labor force since President Trump came into office for the second time. The reaction to this at the Napa-Solano Central Labor Council’s annual Labor Day Breakfast Monday at Iron Workers Local 378 was one of anger and resistance. Dignitaries showed up to voice their displeasure with the dwindling number as well as…
Trump's Immigration Policies Reshape Labor Market As 1.2 Million Fewer Immigrants In Workforce - Worthy Christian News
by Emmitt Barry, with reporting from Washington D.C. Bureau Staff (Worthy News) – As Americans celebrate Labor Day, new data shows that President Donald Trump’s tough stance on immigration is reshaping the nation’s workforce, with nearly 1.2 million fewer immigrant workers in the U.S. since the start of his second term. The Pew Research Center, citing preliminary Census Bureau data, reports that both legal residents and illegal migrants have dec…
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