ICE raids may stunt economies of states with large Latino populations

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A UCLA study documents that Latino immigrants comprise 16% of California’s workforce and 14% in Texas, dominating construction, agriculture and service-sector jobs nationwide.

ICE raids are forcing Latino immigrant workers into hiding across the country, threatening economies in both red and blue states that depend heavily on their labor.

Data show 1.2 million immigrants have left the labor force since January, prompting the Congressional Budget Office to downgrade its economic growth forecast.

The ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids could have major economic effects on the U.S. economy as Latino workers have gone into hiding across the country, according to a d