REPORT: Trump’s Mass Deportations Will Devastate U.S. Cities

Study projects 8% labor force drop, housing instability, and steep losses in tax revenue.

Sep 10, 2025

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A NEW REPORT from Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research is sounding the alarm on the local consequences of President Donald Trump’s deportation drive, warning that the removal of millions of undocumented residents would deal a crippling blow to metropolitan economies across the country.

REPORT: Trump’s Mass Deportations Will Devastate U.S. Cities

Study projects 8% labor force drop, housing instability, and steep losses in tax revenue.

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