President Trump has said this in a new study released on Friday. immigration enforcement policies The country’s workforce will decline by 15 million people over the next decade.
“The Trump administration’s policies on illegal and legal immigration will reduce the estimated number of workers in the United States by 6.8 million by 2028 and 15.7 million by 2035 and reduce the annual rate of economic growth by nearly a third, harming American standards of living.” National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) wrote in its analysis of White House-led deportation efforts.
The research organization said the new immigration policies would “substantially” increase the federal debt by $1.74 trillion over the next 10-year period and reduce gross domestic product (GDP) by $12.1 trillion.
“Cuts to legal immigration include suspending and reducing refugee admissions, a travel ban implemented in 2025, ending the Temporary Protected Status and humanitarian parole programs, barring international students from requiring optional practical training and work on STEM OPTs after completing courses, and other changes such as public charge rules expected to restrict legal immigration,” the researchers wrote.
“The analysis does not take into account the potentially significant economic impact of restricting U.S. companies’ access to high-skilled foreign nationals through regulatory and administrative action, which could depress productivity growth,” he said.
The Hill contacted the White House for comment.
The Trump administration has set goals Deporting at least 1 million immigrants to the country illegally each year. The Labor Department recently warned that the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts can increase food prices Due to decreasing workforce in agriculture industry.
Taxpayer funds are currently being used to strengthen border and immigration enforcement, including the White House 45 billion dollar investment To increase Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention capacity.
NFAP said that as expenditure increases, the country’s debt will also increase.
“Increasing the federal debt would reduce living standards in the United States due to higher levels of taxation, inflation, and interest rates,” the researchers wrote.
He said, “Labor force growth is an important part of economic growth that advances the nation’s standard of living and facilitates the financing of existing debts and obligations. With the U.S.-born population aging and growing at a slower rate, immigrants have become an essential part of U.S. labor force growth.”
