July 3, 2025 • 9 mins
The Trump administration's crackdown on immigrants might be the most profound change in the American labor market right now. Industries that rely on immigrant labor are especially vulnerable, as ICE continues to raid businesses believed to have unauthorized workers.
Today on the show, we talk to representatives from the agriculture, construction and long-term care industries to ask: Are people still showing up to work?
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What's missing in the immigration debate
Is the 'border crisis' actually a 'labor market crisis?'
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Today on the show, we talk to representatives from the agriculture, construction and long-term care industries to ask: Are people still showing up to work?
Related episodes:
What's missing in the immigration debate
Is the 'border crisis' actually a 'labor market crisis?'
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Translation help by Ella Feldman. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.
Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices
NPR Privacy Policy
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