People who are undocumented work in a wide range of jobs and pay taxes, and will reduce this country’s longterm deficit, according to two parallel reports released today by Immigration Research Initiative (IRI) that draw on analyses from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Center for Migration Studies.
Research Shows Negative Impacts of Mass Arrests of Immigrants: A List of Reports
October 21, 2026
Dozens of reports from a range of researchers quantify the impacts of mass arrests of immigrants. The results are a shrinking economy, negative impacts on schools, and more.
