Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up, IMMIGRATION NEWS—Economic Policy Institute’s state-specific fact sheets highlight economic benefits of immigrant workers, (Mar 25, 2025)
Organizations Mentioned:Economic Policy Institute | Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
By Patricia K. Ruiz, J.D.
States stand to lose billions in tax revenue from the Trump administration’s mass deportation plans.
State-specific fact sheets from the Economic Policy Institute detail the positive economic impact of immigrant workers. The fact sheets also show how the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda could affect states’ tax revenue.
Impact of immigrant workers. The fact sheets detail for each state: the percentage of jobs filled by immigrant workers; how much immigrant workers contribute to economic output; the top industries and occupations with the highest share of immigrant workers; the share of immigrants who are entrepreneurs and business owners; and the amount of immigrant household income. The fact sheets also cite recent estimates from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy on tax contributions of workers lacking immigration status, demonstrating that mass deportations would hinder states from providing basic services to all residents, harming workers and families. Texas, for example, would lose $5 billion in tax revenue from deporting Texan workers.
“Immigrant workers and business owners expand and strengthen the economy in every state, and can be found across all industries and in jobs at all wage levels,” said Daniel Costa, EPI director of immigration law and policy research. “However, too many politicians continue to scapegoat immigrants to advance a political agenda that seeks to divide people who might otherwise come together to demand better conditions for all workers. Pursuing President Trump’s mass deportation policies would tank economic growth, lead to massive job losses, disrupt key industries, spike inflation, separate families, and create a culture of fear in our workplaces and communities.”
Companies: Economic Policy Institute; Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
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