The Congressional Budget Office forecast that the U.S. population over the next decade will be 4.5 million people smaller than previously projected, in large part because of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

The nonpartisan congressional scorekeeper said in a demographic outlook update on Wednesday that there will be 4.5 million fewer people, a 1.2% decrease, in 2035 than it projected in January. That difference increases to 5.4 million fewer people by 2055, a 1.5% change from prior projections.

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