📈 New research from the University of Vermont, Yale, ASU, and American University reveals that intensified U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tactics between 2023-2025 negatively impacted the childcare workforce. The study, to be published May 22, found that increased enforcement led to childcare centers losing capacity, reducing enrollment, and sometimes closing.

labor. The study links increased ICE activity to significant drops in employment for immigrant women in childcare, with limited evidence of replacement by native-born workers.

🏠 Researchers observed childcare workers shifting towards less-regulated private household care, potentially reducing quality and stability for both workers and families. This shift occurred as areas like schools and daycare centers became targets for ICE arrests.

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