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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Brendan Rascius

Some of the nation’s largest metro areas are losing population as Trump’s immigration crackdown takes hold

Some of the largest metropolitan areas in the United States are shrinking, and the vast majority are seeing slower growth, according to newly released government data.

The U.S. Census Bureau, which released new figures on Thursday, cited a nationwide drop in net international migration as the main factor behind the trend, a shift that coincides with President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

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