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Immigration Limits Slash White Male Wages, Jobs, Participation

5/30/2026

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A Cato Institute study finds a five-point rise in quota exposure under President Donald Trump cuts wages of U.S.-born white men by 2.6 %.
A National Bureau of Economic Research analysis finds Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests correspond to worker losing a job per six immigrants removed.
Labor-force participation fell from 61.4 % in February 2025 to 61 % in 2026, with immigration to decline to 200,000 in 2026, 80 % drop from 2010s.

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A Cato Institute study finds a five-point rise in quota exposure under President Donald Trump cuts wages of U.S.-born white men by 2.6 %.
A National Bureau of Economic Research analysis finds Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests correspond to worker losing a job per six immigrants removed.
Labor-force participation fell from 61.4 % in February 2025 to 61 % in 2026, with immigration to decline to 200,000 in 2026, 80 % drop from 2010s.