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How Trump’s immigration crackdown could backfire

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President Donald Trump has announced a flurry of immigration policies aimed at curbing illegal entries.

But he's chipped away at legal avenues, such as shutting down the asylum-seeking process at the US - Mexico border.

Legal immigration is expected to decline throughout Trump ’s second term as his administration fosters a hostile environment for immigrants.

That could lead to fewer available workers across industries and higher inflation.

Employers in those industries are expected to be in a bind as Trump proceeds with mass deportations and limiting legal immigration.

“These industries have very tight labor markets, so being very restrictive and aggressive on immigration is not going to give Trump that economic growth and success that he wants, an economics professor says.