Immigration and business

IMMIGRATIONHow Does Immigration Affect the U.S. Economy?
By Diana Roy
Immigrants have long played a critical role in the U.S. economy, filling labor gaps, driving innovation, and exercising consumer spending power. But political debate over their economic contributions has ramped up under the second Trump administration.
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IMMIGRATIONMore Industries Want Trump’s Help Hiring Immigrant Labor After Farms Get a Break
By Tim Henderson
Restaurants, construction and landscaping businesses have lost the most workers, a Stateline analysis found. Now, industries with large immigrant workforces are asking for relief as they combat labor shortages and raids.
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MIGRATIONNet Migration to the U.K. Has Dropped to Pre-Brexit Levels – Why It May Not Be Enough to Satisfy Voters
By Mihnea Cuibus
As numbers of migrants fall and restrictions on immigration are implemented, are high public concerns about immigration also likely to come down, reducing pressure on the government? Not necessarily, for several reasons. Hence, migration is likely to be a central political issue for the foreseeable future.
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IMMIGRATIONTrump Allows More Foreign Ag Workers, Eases Off ICE Raids on Farms
By Tim Henderson
In a tacit admission that U.S. food production requires foreign labor, the Trump administration is making it easier for farmers to employ guest workers from other countries. The shifts come as many Americans are concerned about the rising cost of food.
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VISASNot Indentured: H‑1B Visa Holders Have Changed Jobs 1.1 Million Times
By David J. Bier
Critics of the H 1B visa for skilled foreign workers often claim that the status amounts to “indentured” servitude. Indentured servitude is a contract to work for a single employer for a predetermined period without pay. Although H 1B workers face more obstacles to changing jobs than US citizens, H 1B workers are not tied to a single employer and change jobs regularly.
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IMMIGRATIONArizona Looks to Legal Immigration with Trump's Border Security
By Andrew Rice, The Center Square
In Arizona, state and local leaders have called on the federal government to enforce illegal immigration more strictly for years. But Arizona legislators have also been pushing Congress to develop an additional legal immigration pathway in the state.
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IMMIGRATIONTexas Lawmaker Introduces Agricultural Visa Reform
By Andrew Rice, The Center Square
A Texas lawmaker introduced legislation to reform the H-2A visa program for agricultural workers. U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R-Texas) introduced the Bracero Program 2.0 Act, a bill to make wage reforms and technical upgrades to the H-2a temporary agricultural visa program.
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VISASBipartisan Lawmakers Urge Trump to End $100k Visa Fee
By Andrew Rice, The Center Square
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging President Donald Trump to end his $100,000 fee for H-1B visa holders. the Congressional members warned that businesses will struggle with the new fee and it will weaken American competitiveness globally.
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POLARIZATIONInfluencers, Multipliers, and the Structure of Polarization: How Political Narratives Circulate on Twitter/X
A recent study provides a nuanced understanding of the mechanisms driving polarization and issue alignment on Twitter/X and reveals how political polarization is reinforced and structured by two distinct types of highly active users: influencers and multipliers.
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IMMIGRATIONPew: U.S. Immigrant Population Declines for First Time in Nearly 60 Years
By Caroline Boda, The Center Square
The U.S.’s foreign-born population shrunk this year for the first time since the 1960s, new data shows. After rapidly growing for more than 50 years, the number of immigrants living in the U.S. reached a record high of 53.3 million in January 2025.
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U.S. SHIPBUILDINGShipbuilding to Citizenship: Solving the U.S. Skills Shortage with Immigration
By Austin Wu
Skill-based immigration can help the United States fill its severe shortage of shipbuilding workers, for both naval and civilian construction.
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TECH WORKER SHORTAGEDebate Over H-1B Visas Shines Spotlight on U.S. Tech Worker Shortages
By Moshe Y. Vardi
The debate over H-1B overlooks some important questions: Why does the U.S. rely so heavily on foreign workers for the tech industry, and why is it not able to develop a homegrown tech workforce?
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MASS DEPORTATIONDeporting Millions of Immigrants Would Shock the U.S. Economy, Increasing Housing, Food and Other Prices
By Francisco I. Pedraza, Jason L. Morín, and Loren Collingwood
An economy supported by immigrants living illegally in the U.S. protects Americans. The U.S. would be unable to dodge the economic shocks and high costs that mass deportations would bring about.
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IMMIGRATIONImmigration Drives Nation’s Population Growth
By Tim Henderson
A recent immigration surge brought newcomers to every state this year, helping to offset a continued drop in U.S. births while contributing to a national upswing of about 3.3 million new residents. Texas, Florida make up nearly a third of the nation’s population increase.
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MASS DEPORTATIONDespite Trump’s Claim, Deportations Likely Wouldn’t Ease Housing Crisis, Most Experts Say
By Robbie Sequeira
The mass deportations of immigrants that President-elect Donald Trump has promised aren’t likely to make a dent in the nation’s housing crisis, many experts say, despite what he and his supporters claimed during his campaign. Not only is the link between mass deportation and housing availability tenuous at best, but mass deportation may likely result in far fewer homes being built.
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