Immigration

Across the Texas workforce, 20% of firms surveyed by the Dallas Fed said immigration policy has already hampered or will hamper both the hiring and retention of immigrant workers this year.

WIRED senior writer Dell Cameron explains how Immigration and Customs Enforcement wants to work with contractors to create 24/7 social media surveillance networks across the country.

Break-even employment is a sort of balance figure between the number of job seekers and the number of jobs available.

And it’s not just tariffs. The immigration crackdown and hardened borders are also hitting the workforce and visitor traffic.

Immigration bolstered population growth and housing demand in big cities like Houston. What happens when immigration declines?

Immigration raids are expected to ramp up as billions in federal dollars bolster the growing Immigration and Customs Enforcement budget.

While larger firms are able to pay the new visa fee or can hire for offices outside of the U.S., smaller companies often don’t have those luxuries.

The fee will likely help some American workers in the short term. But over time, the U.S. economy could suffer from failing to attract the world's best scientists and engineers.

The Trump administration is working to tamp down alarm over a new, $100,000 visa fee it announced on Friday.

With an aging population and declining birth rate, immigrants have helped fill necessary voids in the labor supply.