ICE CRACKDOWN COINCIDES WITH 1 MILLION DROP IN FOREIGN-BORN JOBS

American Action Forum’s Douglas Holtz-Eakin analyzes BLS household data showing a sharp, three-month decline of roughly 1 million employed foreign-born workers while native-born employment rose, coinciding with intensified immigration enforcement and deportations. He contrasts household vs. establishment surveys and warns about misleading dual-axis charts. The piece frames the employment drop alongside tariffs and deregulation, noting correlation with enforcement but cautioning that causation needs further study.