America’s population of working-age immigrants has plummeted by at least 2 million since President Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office, an epic decline compared to the massive surge during his predecessor’s term.
But under Trump’s closed-border agenda, that group declined about 2.1 million from January to July, according to newly released Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
In a quick analysis of the data released today, the numbers include a substantial decrease in illegal immigrants.
The Washington-based Center for Immigration Studies said in its new report, “The Center’s analysis of prior months’ raw data showed a huge decline in the foreign-born from January through July, including a 1.6 million falloff in illegal immigrants. The limited information available for September indicates that the decline has continued to some extent.”
The highlights from the CIS review:
– The September Current Population Survey data show an additional 101,000 falloff in the 16-and-older foreign-born population since July. This follows a decline of 1.9 million from January to July.
– The decline in the 16-and-up population since Trump took office in January is 2 million.
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– Based on the data released so far, the decline in the total foreign-born population is likely around 2.3 million from January to September of this year.
– This represents a dramatic reversal from the 7.4 million increase from January 2021 to January 2025 in the 16-and-older foreign-born population.
