Immigration

Staffing shortages are likely to intensify as the Trump administration ends a program that gave 350,000 Haitians the right to live and work in the United States.

MPR News’ Dana Ferguson shares how Minnesota has been affected by ICE activity, from small businesses to schools.

With workers detained and economic impacts mounting, Minnesota’s major employers weigh the risks of public engagement.

The Trump administration is ending Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for roughly 350,000 Haitians.

Earlier this year, the Trump administration and the Ghanaian government signed a deportation pact allowing the West African country to receive U.S. deportees. It could change Ghana’s economy.

The Plazas Comunitarias program offers school opportunities for Spanish-speaking adults.

There are far fewer new job seekers in the U.S. due to Trump’s restrictive immigration policies. As a result, the goal posts for what healthy job growth looks like have also changed.

Many immigrant families are in lockdown or not working due to ICE enforcement, causing economic pressure that mirrors the pandemic.

With immigration at net-zero, the American economy is adding jobs at a much slower pace.

Small, local growers diversify the food supply chain, foster young talent in an aging industry, and reinvest money back into the local economy.