Federal data reveals 1.2 million drop in immigrant workers under Trump
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Report: 1.2M Immigrants Exited U.S. Workforce in First Half of 2025
Above: A Guatemalan migrant deported from the United States carries luggage after his arrival at the Guatemalan Air Force Base in Guatemala City on Aug. 31, 2025. Image copyright: JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-Trump narrative
President Trump's immigration policies stand triumphant — transforming America's most pressing crisis into a coherent policy through sheer determination. Criminal networks are being dismantled, sanctuary cities are being challenged and border crossings are plummeting. Where chaos once reigned, security is now starting to emerge. The Trump administration's unwavering enforcement is restoring law and order.
Anti-Trump narrative
Trump's cruel policies are being reflected in empty American construction sites and silent farms. Families cower in shadows, children wake fearing orphaned nights, and America's economic backbone is under duress. His "success" — terrorizing millions who built this nation — reveals a hollowed democracy accelerating towards authoritarianism.