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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumswatchdog sounds alarm as ICE spreads child care panic
Unveiled on Wednesday, The Impact of Increased ICE Activity on the Child Care Workforce and Mothers Employment, revealed that 77,000 U.S.-born mothers with children aged 0 to 5 dropped out of the workforce between January 2025 and July 2025 due to the rise in immigration enforcement, said Chris Herbst, a report author.
In 2025, mothers labor force participation declined by 3 percent, Herbst said.
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Because immigration enforcement has made it more difficult for foreign-born workers to do their jobs, their native-born counterparts who depend on their immigrant colleagues have suddenly found that it's more difficult to do their jobs as well, Herbst said.
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In 2025, mothers labor force participation declined by 3 percent, Herbst said.
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Because immigration enforcement has made it more difficult for foreign-born workers to do their jobs, their native-born counterparts who depend on their immigrant colleagues have suddenly found that it's more difficult to do their jobs as well, Herbst said.
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https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/ice-2674388488/?utm_source=superhead
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(8,064 posts)1. Interesting view by an immigration lawyer on FaceBook*
* Note, FB is a tool and if used well (curate the people you follow and block the idiots who post insane replies) can really be a mind stretching and information gathering addition to one's toolkit.
Now, on to a brilliant post by someone I have come to admire for his clarity and no-bullshit comments. Some serious food for thought to go with your breakfast this morning. What is happening is NOT just an insane infantile POTUS getting revenge on 'blue states' that didn't support him. What is happening is an civil war waged via economic and social damage, and Trump is NOT the only problem.
There is no denying that we are in the midst of a civil war and it's one-sided. ICE enforcement is occurring in predominantly left-leaning areas. The data is damning. In Republican-leaning states, 59% of ICE arrests occur in prisons and jails (through 287g agreements from the law enforcement agency and ICE). In Democratic-leaning states, ICE is more likely to arrest immigrants from the community, with 70% of arrests taking place at worksites, streets, and during mass roundups.
We know that undocumented immigrants are in nearly every corner of our country. The farms, the meat packing plants, and so many small and large businesses. Both right-leaning and left-leaning communities depend on this critical labor in numerous industries. But, where is ICE focusing their raids and investigations? 🤔 The insidious intent of this administration is to economically devastate the opposition through indiscriminate means. The ICE raids and investigations could be done all over our nation and entire industries would die. But, the focus is on the left-leaning areas because the intent is to destroy our economic base and community resolve.
Can this be overcome? I'm not sure it can be. We have to hope enough Trump voting business owners feel the pain and have to face the reckoning.
We know that undocumented immigrants are in nearly every corner of our country. The farms, the meat packing plants, and so many small and large businesses. Both right-leaning and left-leaning communities depend on this critical labor in numerous industries. But, where is ICE focusing their raids and investigations? 🤔 The insidious intent of this administration is to economically devastate the opposition through indiscriminate means. The ICE raids and investigations could be done all over our nation and entire industries would die. But, the focus is on the left-leaning areas because the intent is to destroy our economic base and community resolve.
Can this be overcome? I'm not sure it can be. We have to hope enough Trump voting business owners feel the pain and have to face the reckoning.
tblue37
(67,994 posts)2. +1,000,000