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Why Labor Unions Can’t Ignore ICE
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 Jan. 26, 2026 | WORKER POWER | […] Rigorous evidence does not show deportations ‘freeing up’ good jobs for US-born workers. Instead, deportations tend to damage local labor markets and worsen outcomes for natives… ICE doesn’t just remove people; it changes behavior among those who remain. When immigration enforcement intensifies, workers become significantly less likely to report safety violations, even as injury rates rise in workplaces with large immigrant workforces. The right to complain — to be visible, to put your name to something — is one of the basic building blocks of worker power. When the cost of visibility rises, organizing erodes. ICE is producing a labor market with a built-in underclass. Full story at Jacobin
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