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Protect America’s Workforce
Immigrants are a critical part of America’s workforce and their contributions must be protected.
Priorities to Protect the American Workforce
Legal protections allow immigrants to fill critical roles in the workforce, growing the economy and reducing inflation.
- Planned policies to end immigration protections and work authorization will result in American families paying an additional $2,150 for goods and services each year by 2028.
- Canceling or restricting legal work permits for those with TPS and other protected statuses, including asylum seekers, would result in nearly 2.6 million workers being sidelined from the labor market
- Some 450,000 DACA recipients participate in the labor force, contributing nearly $16 billion to the U.S. economy each year.
Paths to remain for long-term undocumented immigrants help keep families together, make communities stronger, and increase workforce stability
- FWD.us estimates that undocumented immigrants earning U.S. citizenship would annually contribute an additional $149 billion after taxes to the economy. This could result in a potential annual increase of $39 billion more in combined federal, state, and local taxes.
- Undocumented individuals make up more than 13% of construction workers, 13% of building and grounds maintenance workers, and 7% of manufacturing and production workers.
- There are well more than 5 million people in the essential workforce that are undocumented and are at risk of deportation.
The U.S. needs immigrants to grow the economy, meet labor demand needs, and create jobs for all Americans.
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- Growing legal pathways for lawful immigration will meet economic and workforce needs for the future.
- Nearly three-quarters (71%) of rural American counties could reverse demographic declines and grow their workforce by welcoming just 200 new immigrants each year.
- The international student pipeline – student to U.S. worker – is under threat, a potential loss of billions of dollars to the U.S. economy. A quarter of start-up companies are started by former international students, risking the future employment of thousands of U.S.-born workers.
Policy and Research
Your Deep Dive: Impacts of Immigrants on America's Workforce
Immigration/Policy & Research
June 25, 2025
Immigration Benefits All Americans and Strengthens the Economy
Research shows that immigration brings numerous benefits to the U.S., strengthening our economy and increasing prosperity for all Americans.
Immigration/Policy & Research
March 14, 2024
Pathways to Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants
Providing a legislative road map to citizenship for undocumented immigrants
June 14, 2021
Temporary Protected Status protects families while also boosting the U.S. economy
Newly updated analysis finds that TPS helps protect hundreds of thousands of families while also filling worker gaps in the U.S. workforce.
Immigration/Policy & Research
March 21, 2025
Immigration/Policy & Research
August 22, 2023
Attacks on International Students Stifle Growth
International students are crucial to American competitiveness in the global talent race, and ongoing threads hurt the future of the American economy.
Immigration/Policy & Research
May 23, 2025
Immigrants are crucial to Texas’ economy
FWD.us analysis reveals the state’s continued contributions of immigrants for a robust economy and a strong labor force.
Immigration/Policy & Research
February 7, 2025
Immigrants are crucial for Nevada’s economy
Immigrants make up nearly a quarter of Nevada’s labor force, numbering 400,000 workers, and contributing $20 billion to Nevada’s economy each year.
Immigration/Blog
March 31, 2025
Immigrants are crucial to Florida’s economy
FWD.us analysis reveals the state’s contributions of immigrants for a robust economy and a strong labor force.
Immigration/Blog
March 28, 2025
Immigrants are crucial for Georgia’s economy
Immigrants make up nearly a fifth of Georgia’s labor force, numbering 900,000 workers, and contributing $48 billion to Georgia’s economy each year.
Immigration/Blog
March 27, 2025
Immigrants are crucial to Colorado’s economy
FWD.us analysis reveals the state’s contributions of immigrants for a robust economy and a strong labor force.
Policy & Research
April 2, 2025
In-State Tuition for Dreamers & Undocumented Students Benefits Us All
What to know about the federal government’s unlawful attack on in-state tuition
Immigration/Blog
May 1, 2025
Immigration Parole is Reducing Labor Shortages
Humanitarian parole has added hundreds of thousands of workers to industries facing severe shortages.
Immigration/Policy & Research
March 26, 2025
Inflation and Immigration
Smart immigration policy changes could help reduce inflation, solve labor shortages, and boost economic growth.
Immigration/Policy & Research
November 7, 2024
Immigration/Blog
June 29, 2021
DACA 12 years later: From students to careers and families
On the 12th anniversary of DACA, new data analysis shows how DACA recipients have grown up, building careers and families in the United States.
Immigration/Policy & Research
May 20, 2025
What happens if DACA ends?
If DACA ends, the U.S. economy will see hundreds of thousands of job losses in the months ahead, with a similar number of U.S. citizens potentially separated from a DACA family member.
Immigration/Policy & Research
May 2, 2024
The Success of the CHNV Parole Processes
CHNV has been a huge economic success. The Trump administration should abandon its effort to fast track the revocation of humanitarian parole for more than 500,000 people.
Policy & Research
May 16, 2025
Immigration/Policy & Research
June 25, 2025
Immigration Benefits All Americans and Strengthens the Economy
Research shows that immigration brings numerous benefits to the U.S., strengthening our economy and increasing prosperity for all Americans.
Immigration/Policy & Research
March 14, 2024
Pathways to Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants
Providing a legislative road map to citizenship for undocumented immigrants
June 14, 2021
Temporary Protected Status protects families while also boosting the U.S. economy
Newly updated analysis finds that TPS helps protect hundreds of thousands of families while also filling worker gaps in the U.S. workforce.
Immigration/Policy & Research
March 21, 2025
Immigration/Policy & Research
August 22, 2023
Attacks on International Students Stifle Growth
International students are crucial to American competitiveness in the global talent race, and ongoing threads hurt the future of the American economy.
Immigration/Policy & Research
May 23, 2025
Immigrants are crucial to Texas’ economy
FWD.us analysis reveals the state’s continued contributions of immigrants for a robust economy and a strong labor force.
Immigration/Policy & Research
February 7, 2025
Immigrants are crucial for Nevada’s economy
Immigrants make up nearly a quarter of Nevada’s labor force, numbering 400,000 workers, and contributing $20 billion to Nevada’s economy each year.
Immigration/Blog
March 31, 2025
Immigrants are crucial to Florida’s economy
FWD.us analysis reveals the state’s contributions of immigrants for a robust economy and a strong labor force.
Immigration/Blog
March 28, 2025
Immigrants are crucial for Georgia’s economy
Immigrants make up nearly a fifth of Georgia’s labor force, numbering 900,000 workers, and contributing $48 billion to Georgia’s economy each year.
Immigration/Blog
March 27, 2025
Immigrants are crucial to Colorado’s economy
FWD.us analysis reveals the state’s contributions of immigrants for a robust economy and a strong labor force.
Policy & Research
April 2, 2025
In-State Tuition for Dreamers & Undocumented Students Benefits Us All
What to know about the federal government’s unlawful attack on in-state tuition
Immigration/Blog
May 1, 2025
Immigration Parole is Reducing Labor Shortages
Humanitarian parole has added hundreds of thousands of workers to industries facing severe shortages.
Immigration/Policy & Research
March 26, 2025
Inflation and Immigration
Smart immigration policy changes could help reduce inflation, solve labor shortages, and boost economic growth.
Immigration/Policy & Research
November 7, 2024
Immigration/Blog
June 29, 2021
DACA 12 years later: From students to careers and families
On the 12th anniversary of DACA, new data analysis shows how DACA recipients have grown up, building careers and families in the United States.
Immigration/Policy & Research
May 20, 2025
What happens if DACA ends?
If DACA ends, the U.S. economy will see hundreds of thousands of job losses in the months ahead, with a similar number of U.S. citizens potentially separated from a DACA family member.
Immigration/Policy & Research
May 2, 2024
The Success of the CHNV Parole Processes
CHNV has been a huge economic success. The Trump administration should abandon its effort to fast track the revocation of humanitarian parole for more than 500,000 people.
Policy & Research
May 16, 2025