Immigration raids linked to significant California job losses, study says
Los Angeles Times••nation
Key Points:
- Federal immigration raids in California have led to a significant decline in private sector employment, with a 3.1% drop in late May and early June, worsening to 4.9% in early July, equating to over 742,000 fewer workers.
- The employment impact disproportionately affected noncitizen women, whose employment fell by about 8.6%, while noncitizens overall saw a 12.3% decline compared to a 3.3% decline among citizens from May to July.
- Similar employment downturns linked to immigration enforcement were observed in Washington, D.C., where private sector employment dropped 3.3% during federal intervention but rebounded after federal control ended.
- The immigrant workforce in
