In the midst of the harsh immigration crackdown going on under President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, many are not aware or care to realize the dramatic impact of what is occurring on the American economy.
More than 1.2 million immigrants disappeared from the labor force between January and July 2025.
Immigrants are 20 percent of the American labor force, whether legal or undocumented.
45 percent of workers in agriculture, fishing, and forestry are immigrants.
30 percent of construction workers and 24 percent of service workers are immigrants.
43 percent of home health care aides are immigrants.
Besides the human suffering being caused by ICE raids and deportations, many industries and many millions of Americans are being harmed by the narrow minded policy of working to deport all immigrants that can be found, not just those who have committed serious crimes.
In politics, the “BACKFIRE” effect which describes a phenomenon where people strengthen their original misconception or belief after being presented with evidence-based corrections that challenge it.
This occurs for various reasons, such as defending one’s worldview or the repeated exposure of the misinformation within the correction itself.
Federal appeals court says Trump unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act for deportations.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/02/politics/appeals-court-ruling-trump-alien-enemies-act-deportations-unlawful
Lawyers for 5 men deported to an African prison accuse Trump’s program of denying them due process.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/02/immigrants-deportees-trump-eswatini-prison/9773473e-8813-11f0-895c-97bd39cbdc59_story.html
ICE Barbie Kristi Noem’s Ugly New Attack on CBS Exposes Big Trump Scam
https://newrepublic.com/article/199889/kristi-noem-attack-cbs-kilmar-garcia-trump-scam
Activists Decry New Border Wall’s Impact on Wildlife
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/03092025/arizona-border-wall-expansion-will-impact-wildlife/
Pentagon authorizes up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges.
https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-immigration-judges-trump-pete-hegseth-b07950833591270b926ad86ede8b961f
Putting Military Lawyers in Charge of Immigration Courts Is Problematic—and “Unlawful”
“Trump’s latest move is an ‘essential component of martial law,’ notes one expert.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/09/trump-administration-military-lawyers-jags-immigration-court-judges/