The economic chilling effect of Trump's immigration crackdown

New research finds that ICE raids and deportation fears disrupted local economies, reduced work among undocumented immigrants, and may have hurt some U.S.-born workers too.

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The economic chilling effect of Trump's immigration crackdown

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ICE agents approach a house before detaining two people on Jan. 13 in Minneapolis.

New research finds that ICE raids and deportation fears disrupted local economies, reduced work among undocumented immigrants, and may have hurt some U.S.-born workers too.

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