US Immigration Crackdown Hurts Some American Workers, Study Says

President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is negatively impacting some US-born workers in heavily targeted industries like construction, according to a paper released by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Areas that experienced particularly large increases in Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests saw a decline in work among US-born male workers, driven by those with a high school degree or less, the study found. The researchers also saw no evidence that employers increased wages to attract US-born workers to fill roles.

The research casts doubt on the idea that stricter immigration enforcement would lead to more job opportunities for Americans, in ...