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Migrant crackdown risks choking off critical supply of US workers

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President Donald Trump 's crackdown on immigrants is starting to chip away at his workforce.

Nearly one in five workers in the US was an immigrant last year , according to census data.

Trump 's deportation drive appears to pick up pace, threatening to choke off a supply of workers critical to the US economy.

Analysts say a smaller workforce could feed inflation, forcing firms to pay more to recruit staff.

Trump acknowledged the disruption his policies were creating for sectors that rely heavily on undocumented labour.

Trump last week reportedly pausing workplace raids in some industries temporarily after receiving blowback from fellow Republicans .

In the homebuilding industry, firms across the country are reporting seeing some work crews stop showing up for work.

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