The Trump administration‘s immigration crackdown could pummel California‘s economy, which has come to rely on a surge in migration over the past two decades to boost its growth.
California, which boasts the world’s fourth-largest economy, was hobbled earlier this year by President Donald Trump’s tariffs that cut into traffic at Los Angeles and Long Beach ports. Trump’s recent push to arrest illegal immigrants at their work sites has also hit the state, which was already reeling from devastating wildfires earlier this year.
National Guard members stand by as protesters gather to denounce Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo Damian Dovarganes)
“The reality is that the U.S. economy is largely today dependent upon foreign-born labor — and in California,
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