Heightened immigration enforcement under the Trump administration is associated with declining employment for both immigrant and U.S.-born workers, according to a new study, challenging claims that stricter policies expand job opportunities for domestic labor.
Researchers from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that in regions experiencing surges in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity, employment among U.S.-born men with no more than a high school education fell by 1.3%, while employment among remaining immigrants dropped by an average of 4%.
