The immigrants who aren’t here are not only not working here; they’re also not spending money here. When consumer demand for goods and services diminishes, business owners don’t need to hire as many people." The costs and uncertainty created by tariffs have also led businesses to hire fewer people

It was easy to predict that Trump’s immigration policies would reduce the number of people looking for work, what wasn’t always fully considered was that the choking-off of immigration would reduce labor demand as well:

A smaller population resulting from lower immigration means a smaller economy well into the future. On top of that, more restrictive immigration means fewer working-age immigrants paying taxes, even as many of them wait years to get most federal benefits (or never become eligible for them).

"In other words, making America less hospitable to immigrants will eventually make America poorer."