“Trump's Deportations are Costing Americans Jobs” per the National Bureau of Economic Research via the New York Times

On May 19, 2026, the New York Times shared a study from the National Bureau of Economic Research showing that the Trump Administration’s deportation policies and practices have resulted in a net loss of jobs for US Citizen workers. The National Bureau of Economic Research (“NBER”) is a leading independent and nonpartisan economic research organization. Per the New York Times,

“Analyzing federal labor data, researchers focused on four industries that rely heavily on undocumented immigrant workers: agriculture, construction, manufacturing and wholesale. Deportations had a chilling effect on each of those industries, disproportionately affecting men, who accounted for more than 90 percent of the immigration arrests. Taken together, the affected industries saw a 5 percent drop in employment for male undocumented workers and a 1.3 percent drop for male American-born workers without a college degree. The researchers found no evidence that employers increased wages to attract American workers. Instead, work slowed.”

Read the New York Times article here and the NBER study here.