ACLU/AFL/CIO Report: Trump’s Deportation Agenda Is Making the Affordability Crisis Worse

Kevin R. Johnson

06 Oct 2026

A new report from the ACLU and AFL-CIO outlines how mass deportations are damaging the economy. A broader path to citizenship would create jobs and raise wages. The report, "Citizenship and the Affordability Agenda: A Path to Better Jobs, Higher Wages, and Prosperity for All,” highlights how the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign is killing jobs, raising prices, and damaging businesses.

"The report also offers a practical solution: Urge policymakers to create a broader path to citizenship to stabilize jobs, raise wages, and trade this economy of fear for one that benefits working families across the nation."

Click here for USA Today coverage of the report.

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