Immigration

Immigration arrests and deportations are keeping some construction workers away from jobsites, disrupting homebuilding projects and leaving families without vital income.

That’s the accusation that the Trump administration has made, as it moved to suspend big tech companies from using the visa program to sponsor foreign workers for permanent residency here.

Homebuilder confidence fell to a 14 year low in October. The sector’s labor pool has been constricted by high-profile ICE enforcement.

The option to stay and work in the U.S. after graduation is a big draw for a lot of international students.

Immigration enforcement has made it harder and more expensive to find workers, delaying construction in markets like the Rio Grande Valley.

The rule gives officials the power to deny green cards to immigrants if they — or their U.S.-born children — have received certain kinds of public assistance.

Germany imposed border checks at all land crossings in 2024 to curb undocumented immigration that were supposed to be temporary. Those checks have been extended through next spring.

Economists say job creation in only the tens of thousands per month is enough to maintain stable, low unemployment. But there are other consequences.

In Latino communities across LA, Houston, and Chicago, business owners say fear of immigration enforcement is keeping customers home and threatening their livelihoods.

Five years after tens of thousands of Afghans were airlifted to U.S. cities, many have built careers as dental assistants, mechanics, and attorneys.