Border Security Wins, Economic Costs Mount: ICE Body Cameras, H-1B Paradox, and a Mountain in the Way

America's immigration crackdown is producing a stunning economic paradox: as the Trump administration celebrates 15 straight months of zero border releases and a 94% plunge in apprehensions, economists warn the policies are simultaneously gutting the U.S. labor force. One million workers fled the labor market in just two months, and Brookings predicts net-negative immigration for 2026 — shrinking both the workforce and the economy.

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