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Fortune
Eva Roytburg

The deportation economy is backfiring on American workers, top economist warns

Venezuelan influencer Leonel Moreno (C) - aka "Leito oficial"- deported from the United States is escorted on arrival at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela on March 28, 2025. (Credit: PEDRO MATTEY—AFP/Getty Images)

As the Trump administration continues to purge hundreds of thousands of workers from the country, Americans aren’t simply taking their place. Instead, their jobs appear to be disappearing with them.

The economy lost 23,000 jobs last month, yet the unemployment rate went down as the workforce shrank. America’s emerging deportation economy may account for the riddle.

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