The Cost of DHS Attacks on Immigrants

The Cost of DHS Attacks on Immigrants

The Trump administration’s deployment of DHS agencies—such as ICE—has caused irreparable harm to our communities, neighbors, and families across the country. The economic costs are also substantial—and mounting.

University of Colorado Economics Professor Chloe N. East, Senior Economist and Deputy Director of Research at the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Aaron Sojourner, and Executive Director at DC Fiscal Policy Institute Erica Williams discussed how the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign is harming workers, businesses, and the broader economy with case studies on Minneapolis and the greater Washington, D.C. region.

Originally held Wednesday, June 25, 2026.

Learn more: https://www.epi.org/event/the-cost-of-dhs-attacks-on-immigrants/ 

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The State of Working America Podcast is part of EPI’s effort to raise workers’ voices to ensure they are heard in the economic policy debate. Core topics include workers' rights, inequality, race, gender, labor markets, education, immigration, and social justice


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