No Economic Gains for U.S. Workers Where Ice Ramped Up Enforcement

When ICE Ramped up Enforcement, US‑Born Workers Didn’t See Any Economic Gains

Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to strengthen the labor market. His immigration platform – including a pledge to conduct the largest deportation campaign in U.S. history – was central to that promise. “For too long, Washington ignored how mass illegal immigration artificially suppressed wages, hurting working-class Americans – especially young men,” wrote Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on X in …

No Economic Gains for U.S. Workers Where Ice Ramped Up Enforcement

In the first year of Trump’s second term, unemployment rose, hiring slowed and wage growth stagnated. The construction sector was hit particularly hard. While areas with heavier ICE enforcement saw a drop in employment among immigrants, there was no increase in either employment or wages among U.S. citizens. The post No Economic Gains for U.S. Workers Where Ice Ramped Up Enforcement appeared first on FlaglerLive.

When ICE ramped up enforcement, U.S.‑born workers didn’t see any economic gains

President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to strengthen the labor market. His immigration platform – including a pledge to conduct the largest deportation campaign in U.S. history – was central to that promise. The labor market tells a different story.