UCLA Study Says ICE Raids Cut LA Latino Business Revenue by Over 50%

2 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 22

More than half of surveyed Latino business owners near last year's Los Angeles immigration raids reported revenue drops exceeding 50%, according to a UCLA and Inclusive Action for the City study released Wednesday.
The report describes the raids as an "immediate economic shock," arguing that federal enforcement actions quickly rippled beyond arrests to hit nearby neighborhood commerce.
Los Angeles became a political flash point after the ICE operations, with President Donald Trump's broader deportation push drawing protests and prompting him to deploy the National Guard.
The study adds a local economic measure to that debate, highlighting how immigration enforcement can disrupt small-business activity as well as immigrant communities.

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The Washington Post5h ago

UCLA Study: ICE Raids Caused Economic Shock, Over 50% Revenue Loss for LA Latino Businesses

Latino Policy & Politics Institute4h ago

The Cost of Fear: The Impacts of Immigration Enforcement on Small Businesses and Latino Entrepreneurs in LA County | Latino Policy & Politics Institute

Beyond local revenue, what is the national cost of reduced immigrant labor and entrepreneurship spurred by heightened enforcement?

With enforcement funding tripling, what new strategies can local economies adopt to build resilience against recurring federal immigration operations?

How permanent are the economic scars from federal enforcement when 95% of businesses still face financial stress a year later?