A newly published analysis on Friday projects that President Trump’s immigration agenda will lead to a dramatic contraction of America’s labor force over the coming decade, eliminating as many as 15 million workers.
“The Trump administration’s policies on illegal and legal immigration would reduce the projected number of workers in the United States by 6.8 million by 2028 and by 15.7 million by 2035 and lower the annual rate of economic growth by almost one-third, harming U.S. living standards,” stated the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) in its comprehensive review of the administration’s enforcement initiatives.
According to the NFAP, the wide-ranging restrictions on both legal and illegal immigration will “substantially” expand the federal deficit by an estimated $1.74 trillion and cut the nation’s gross domestic product by $12.1 trillion over the next ten years.
“The reductions in legal immigration include suspending and reducing refugee admissions, the travel ban enacted in 2025, ending Temporary Protected Status and humanitarian parole programs, prohibiting international students from working on Optional Practical Training and STEM OPT after completing coursework and other changes, such as an expected public charge rule, to restrict legal immigration,” the study’s authors explained.
“The analysis does not include the likely significant economic impact of restricting U.S. companies’ access to high-skilled foreign nationals through regulatory and administrative action, which could affect productivity growth,” the report continued.
Trump officials have pledged to deport at least one million undocumented immigrants annually, a target that has drawn concern from economists and industry groups. The Labor Department has cautioned that large-scale deportations could send food prices soaring by reducing the available workforce in critical agricultural sectors.
Billions in taxpayer dollars are already being redirected to enhance border and immigration operations, with $45 billion earmarked by the White House to expand Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention capacity and related infrastructure.
The NFAP warned that such spending will worsen the national debt. “Increasing the federal debt will reduce living standards in the United States by leading to higher levels of taxation, inflation and interest rates than without such debt,” researchers wrote.
They emphasized that immigrant labor plays a vital role in sustaining the nation’s economy. “Labor force growth is a crucial part of the economic growth that advances a country’s living standards and facilitates the financing of existing debts and obligations. With the U.S.-born population aging and growing at a slower rate, immigrants have become an essential part of American labor force growth,” the NFAP concluded.
{Matzav.com}
What the headline and the article SHOULD have said was, “…will lead to a dramatic contraction of THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT TAKEOVER OF America’s labor force over the coming decade.” There are actually plenty of American citizens willing to take the jobs that Democrats are convinced only illegal slaves can do. This is a very positive report.
This stupidity shouldn’t be repeated. Illegal immigrants who leech government benefits and don’t pay taxes are not the solution to the deficit, they are part of the problem.