Tomas Castelazo, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Between January and July 2025, more than 1.2 million immigrants left the U.S. labor force, according to preliminary Census Bureau data analyzed by Pew Research Center. This marks the first decline in the immigrant population in decades, following a record 14 million illegals in 2023. The drop demonstrates the success of President Trump’s strengthened border security, immigration enforcement, and voluntary deportation programs. Immigrants make up nearly 20% of the U.S. workforce, including 45% of farmworkers, 30% of construction workers, 24% of service workers, and 43% of home health aides. Their absence is reshaping agriculture, construction, and healthcare. Liberal economists claim deportations stall job growth because immigrants “account for half of new jobs.” This is intentionally misleading….
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