Last summer, we wrote up the work of Ben Zipperer, who found that, based on past deportation episodes, the current and much larger episode is likely to result in substantial job losses for native-born workers as well. That seems to be happening already, though it’s likely we’re only in the early phases of what could be a major shock.

The numbers look quite large. Quoting ourselves citing Zipperer: “[O]ver the next four years, 3.3 million jobs held by immigrants will disappear, plus another 2.6 million held by native-born, for a total of 5.9 million—almost 4% of total employment. In other words, for every 1,000 immigrants who lose their jobs, almost 800 natives will as well.”