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Heightened ICE enforcement harms U.S.-born workers, shrinks workforce, research suggests

Heightened immigration enforcement during the second Trump administration has not expanded job opportunities for U.S.-born workers and is associated with a reduction of employment for U.S.-born men with no more than a high school degree, according to new CU Boulder research.

Heightened ICE enforcement harms U.S.-born workers, shrinks workforce, research suggests
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Heightened immigration enforcement during the second Trump administration has not expanded job opportunities for U.S.-born workers and is associated with a reduction of employment for U.S.-born men with no more than a high school degree, according to new CU Boulder research.

Originally published at Phys.org

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