Neue Forschungsergebnisse zeigen, dass die ICE-Durchsetzung Arbeitsplätze für in den USA geborene Arbeitnehmer zerstört hat

And blanket tariffs don’t lower prices and often hurt American workers and consumers.

Maybe the real goals behind ICE attacks and tariffs weren’t just jobs and economic prosperity…

The authors point to three processes that, in their interpretation, drive losses beyond the people arrested. First, immigrant workers who were never targeted stopped showing up to work, avoided public spaces, and changed their routines out of fear. A 2025 survey they cite found rising worry about detention even among lawfully present immigrants and naturalized citizens. Second, businesses that lose a portion of their workforce overnight often cannot recruit and train replacements quickly, so they scale back or shut down, which costs additional jobs in connected roles. Third, fear suppressed consumer demand, as people stayed home and spent less, hurting businesses whose customers disappeared