Despite the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, U.S.-born workers aren’t seeing more jobs or higher wages, including in sectors with a high share of immigrant labor. AP Photo/Richard Vogel

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

Contrary to the belief that an immigration crackdown would lead to more jobs for US-born workers, ICE enforcement hasn’t produced economic gains for Americans.

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