‘It’s been chaotic’: Trump’s immigration crackdown prompts worries from industry groups
Industry leaders say the crackdown is squeezing farms, construction sites and dairies, with foreign-born workers making up more than a quarter of the construction workforce.
- Industry groups are warning that President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration enforcement is worsening critical labor shortages across the United States. The recent push to end deportation protections impacts 1.3 million people who were legally working.
- Immigration enforcement has intensified over the last week against beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status, a humanitarian relief form allowing legal work. This abrupt loss of permissions leaves employers scrambling to fill roles in construction and dairy.
- Jim Tobin, CEO of the National Association of Home Builders, said the residential construction industry is short between 200,000 and 400,000 workers. Trey Forsyth of the National Milk Producers Federation noted dairy operations require labor 365 days a year.
- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is caught between industry concerns and pressure from the president's base. The administration faces internal debates over worksite enforcement while balancing lobbying influence on policy decisions.
- White House spokesperson Lauren Bis said there is "no shortage of American minds and hands to grow our labor force," adding Trump will continue creating opportunity for American workers. The administration maintains sectors have necessary legal workforce access.
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Construction and Agriculture Groups Warn Trump Immigration Crackdown Is Worsening Worker Shortages: 'It's Been Chaotic'
Foreign-born workers accounted for more than a quarter of the U.S. construction workforce in 2024 and more than half of workers in several trades, including roofing, drywall installation and painting
According to several industry groups that spoke with CNN and sources close to the White House, various sectors, from construction to agriculture…
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN According to several industrial groups that spoke to CNN and sources close to the White House, various sectors, from construction to agriculture, are expressing their concern to the Trump administration about its current anti-immigration policy, arguing that it undermines President Donald Trump's agenda and weakens the economy.The paucity of The post "It's been chaos": Trump's anti-immigration policy generates concern a…
‘It’s been chaotic’: Trump’s immigration crackdown prompts worries from industry groups
Industry groups ranging from construction to agriculture are raising concerns with the Trump administration over its ongoing immigration crackdown, arguing it is undercutting President Donald Trump’s agenda and weakening the economy, according to multiple groups who spoke with CNN and sources close to the White House.
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