Category: Economics
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The Washington Post’s Lauren Kaori Gurley reported that “the Trump administration said that its immigration crackdown is hurting farmers and risking higher food prices for Americans by cutting off agriculture’s labor supply.” Concerns: Immigration crackdowns are creating instability in the agricultural workforce which threatens (1) the stability of domestic food production and (2) prices for US…
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A recent report from UCLA and California Luthern University shows that 1 in 4 Americans is now of Latino heritage. Read this article about these findings. See more details from the study here.
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The National Immigration Law Center has provided this explainer of the anti-immigrant policies in the 2025 Reconciliation Bill. These changes include:
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This press release, from America’s Voice, summarizes a report from Economic Insights and Research Consulting which describes the impact that deportations have had on the economy. The report shows significant changes to (1) agriculture, (2) construction, and (3) leisure/hospitality. Read the press release here You can download the paper Warning Signs of the Economic Harms…
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Heather Cox Richardson provides this historic perspective on Immigrants and The Economy
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Here is a video of a debate between two immigration experts, Steven Camarota (Center for Immigration Studies) and David Bier (CATO Institute), about immigrants and their effect on wages and the economy.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that, between March and July (2025), the agricultural workforce fell by 155,000 workers (7%). The Pew Research Center reports that, between January and July (2025), the U.S. labor force fell by 750,000 immigrant workers. Farmers, in particular, are being hit hard – not only with changes in the workforce…
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This article, USDA wants to end Farm Labor Survey, published by DTN Progressive Farmer, discusses potential changes to how wages are set for temporary, migrant labor with H2A (temporary worker) visas. And, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Labor Survey (FLS) which is critical to the determination of H2A visa holder wages may be discontinued.…
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About 3.5% of Mexico’s GDP is from remittances which is money sent back to Mexico from Mexican workers in foreign countries. 90% of Mexican workers who work outside of Mexico and send money back to Mexico are living and working in the U.S. . In 2024, remittances to Mexico were about $65 Billion. This article…
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This Fortune article (August 28, 2025) predicts that the combination of tariffs and deporation of key labor sectors will increase food prices in the U.S. this winter.
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