The article discusses the detrimental effects of federal government actions on the immigrant community in Los Angeles. As the National Guard and U.S. Marines enter downtown, undocumented immigrants are pushed into the shadows, despite their integral role in the local economy. Saba Waheed from UCLA's Labor Center emphasizes that these immigrants are key contributors to the workforce and their absence negatively impacts not only the local economy but the lives of all Angelenos. Evidence from Arizona illustrates that anti-immigrant policies led to economic downturns, contradicting the assumptions of those enforcing such measures.
The impact on the economy is broader, said Saba Waheed, director of UCLA's Labor Center. They (federal authorities) are uprooting and interfering in the daily life of Los Angeles. You're taking away part of our workforce. That is hurting L.A. more broadly.
When Arizona adopted anti-immigrant laws in the early 2000s, many undocumented residents, perhaps as many as 40%, left. The economy suffered. And unemployment for low-skilled white men increased, not decreased.
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