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How ICE crackdowns are affecting the workforce

NPR Thursday, 3 July 2025 ()
The Trump administration's crackdown on immigrants might be the most profound change in the American labor market right now. Industries that rely on immigrant labor are especially vulnerable, as ICE continues to raid businesses believed to have unauthorized workers.

Today on the show, we talk to representatives from the agriculture, construction and long-term care industries to ask: Are people still showing up to work?

*Related episodes:
*What's missing in the immigration debate
Is the 'border crisis' actually a 'labor market crisis?'

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