Although Californians protested crude and regularly brutal dismissal tactics used by President Trump’s ice agents and how we state, and the country failed our immigrant community to protect.
Previously, especially in the last century, if the US economy, and California, growing at a speedy velocity, at a time controlling critical needs and, in many immigrants moving many immigrants. But now the new newcomers hit. According to newly found from USC and University of California researchers, immigrant accounts in almost a quarter of US population living in povertyfrom 14% three decades ago.
The immigrant’s poverty rate changes, but it rises in recent years, especially from the pandemic. In 2024, 22.4% of all immigrants and 28.4% of non-citizen immigrants, including undocumented, poor, the highest rate since 2008.
Also, trust in the benefit is especially expressed by immigrants than born in native. A 2023 analysis of census data It is shown that 54% of households headed by naturalized citizens, legal residents and the undocumented use of one or more welfare programs against 39% of the born households.
In California, the general situation is very small. A 2023 report From the public policy of the California Institute placed the poverty rate for all foreign residents in 17.6%, compared to 11.5% for born here. For unauthorized immigrants, however, rate is higher than the national number: 29.6%. Documented households, notes A different USC studyThere is always the lowest median household income in LA – $ 46,500, compared to $ 75,000 among all the Lenlenos in 2024.
Grim Statsistics reflects a reduction in the beginning of the 1980s at BLUE–Collar industries In California, which is traditionally offered upward movement of immigrants. The immigrant’s immigrant industry has helped lift some families, but profits can lead to fewer jobs while employers look at the expenses, potential by getting automatic in some services. And immigration itself, especially mass immigration, placed downward pressure In many jobs are filled – in agriculture, for example, or build.
Hungry jobs supporting families pushing California toward a model Michael Lind, Texas-based author, which is defined model of “low welfare.”
Fiscal implications. The President signed the executive orders denied federal funds in sanctuary towns that can lighten the city and state budgets for politics, education and many other immigration services. Those orders have been Stey in courtsAlthough Trump is sure to try again. At the same time, the Budget was president signed by the Law on July 4 enlarged funds for the border enforcement but cut items such as medical services for non-citizens.
This is the cause of specific distress in the deep states of blue. California’s current budget budget forces the trumpet leader “Govin Newsom on the scale back HEALTH For the undocumented document, which also occurs with other progressive hotbeds such as State of WashingtonIllinois and Minnesota.
The simple fact is that the short wage / high economic benefit with trust in illegal immigari is not lasting. The reality of the economy suggests that we need a Commonense Policy to prevent new migration and focus on communities that are more than comments – with useful skills – to enjoy success in previous generations.
What does a cone-policy look like? It can see the boundary, conducted by the Trump administration, and moves immigration priorities from prompting people who can contribute to a more complex economy. Deportions must be prioritized with convicted criminals and members of the criminal gangs, whose presence is hardly accepted by most immigrants.
Immigrants with no permissions are not allowed to offer a home ticket or opportunity to register for the legal status paid to a clean record, pay tax and steady job. Furthermore we need to think about a new pulserom program, the guest workers allowed legally without their families in the middle of the 20th century. Although President Trump was forced to recognize that low-wage immigrant immigrant is difficult to replace with some sectors.
This type of immigration reform reveals Congress for decades, but a clear evaluation of the eye shows that newcomers Willy-nilly not pay for most migrants or for California. A large pool without document work is exactly the opposite of what is necessary to nurture a strong and lasting economy. If you protest against Immigrant’s ice and blowjob, you must protest FOR Eliminate US immigration according to economic bases. The hope of a better life should be used for all of us.
Joel Kotkin was a contributing writer of opinion, the President associated with Urban Futures at Chapman University and Senior Research with the University of Texas, Austin.
