The ‘Zero Immigration’ policy which was strictly implemented by US President Donald Trump during his second term with the slogan ‘America Great Again’, is now becoming a big problem for America itself. In the year 2024, the foreign-born population in America was 14.8 percent, which was the highest since 1890, but as soon as Trump took power, the administration sealed the borders and completely banned the entry of refugees. The situation is such that there is a ban on the arrival of new people and people living there for a long time are being forced to leave the country.
Search operations from cities to villages, annual immigration reduced by 20 to 30 lakh amid atmosphere of panic
Currently, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are conducting aggressive search operations from cities to remote villages. Due to this strictness, foreigners who have come to America to earn a living are living in fear. The direct effect of this action has been that the annual net immigration to America has reduced from 20 to 30 lakhs to just 4.5 lakhs. The revocation of temporary legal relief granted under the Biden administration leaves millions of people at risk of eviction at any time. According to statistics, till now the Trump administration has shown the way out of the country to about six lakh people.
Lakhs of people were deported from the country, carpenters are not available in Louisiana and doctors are not available in West Virginia.
The direct impact of this policy is now visible on American soil. Construction companies in Louisiana are struggling to find carpenters, while the local football league in Memphis, Tennessee is unable to field enough teams because immigrant children have stopped coming. Doctors and nurses are not available in hospitals, due to which health services are being affected. Due to increasing visa fees and strictness, the number of students in schools, colleges and universities is decreasing. Due to lack of workers, restaurants are on the verge of closure and the crops standing in the fields are also in danger.
Health system has collapsed: Treatment cannot be done by machines, doctors are not coming to America due to fear of visa.
America’s health system has been worst affected by this policy of Trump and is on the verge of collapse. Only in Republican states like West Virginia, 20 percent of nursing positions are vacant. One out of every three doctors in America has studied abroad, but now they are refusing to come to America due to fear of visa rules. According to Vandalia Health Network, two cardiologists left the country in just one year because they were not confident they would be able to stay here permanently. Health experts say that machines cannot provide treatment, humans are needed for that. There is a huge shortage of staff in rural areas for emergency, delivery and care of the elderly.
Schools and colleges also hit: Budget is deteriorating due to lack of fees, even utensil washers are not available in restaurants.
The impact of the Trump administration’s strictness regarding rules is clearly visible on the education world as well. In Los Angeles and New York, immigrant families are not sending their children to school out of fear, causing a sharp decline in the number of students in schools and now threatening teachers’ jobs. At the same time, due to the decline in the number of international students, the budget of colleges is deteriorating because foreign students used to pay the full fees, which provided great support to the American education system.
On the other hand, the restaurant industry is also facing labor shortage. Dan Simpson, CEO of restaurant chain ‘Tajiki’, said that they are unable to find cooks, dishwashers and managers, due to which the shops are able to open only for a limited time. Businessmen say that costs are increasing due to labor shortage, which will have a direct impact on inflation.
Experts’ warning: America is cutting itself off from the world, the image of ‘Land of Opportunity’ will be shattered
American experts and economists have expressed serious concern regarding this ground reality. He says that just as America had isolated itself in the 1990s or before, in the same way America is once again cutting itself off from the world. Economists are warning that due to the current environment, there is a shortage of laborers in the country with each passing day. This will increase inflation, reduce services and the image of America as ‘Land of Opportunity’ will be completely shattered across the world.
