US Immigration Crackdown Hurts Some American Workers, Study Says
Federal agents detain a man after his court hearing in immigration court at the Ted Weiss Federal Building in New York City.
Photographer: Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is negatively impacting some US-born workers in heavily targeted industries like construction, according to a paper released by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Areas that experienced particularly large increases in Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests saw a decline in work among US-born male workers, driven by those with a high school degree or less, the study found. The researchers also saw no evidence that employers increased wages to attract US-born workers to fill roles.