"Donald Trump's immigration policies are having a chilling effect on the hospitality industry, where nearly a third of workers are immigrants, according to the largest hospitality union in the US. The number of employed hospitality workers dropped by 98,000 from December 2024 to December 2025, according to a report from Unite Here, which represents 300,000 workers across the hospitality, food and tourism industries in the US and Canada."
"We need immigrant workers. They're an important part of our workforce. They're my members, they're my neighbors, and the way they've been treated in this time is really abhorrent, said Wade Luneburg, political director for Unite Here Local 17 in Minneapolis, which represents 6,000 workers in Minnesota, including workers at the Minneapolis-St Paul international airport. Because of the federal government's immigration crackdown, many of our members have been afraid to go to work, Luneburg said."
Trump administration immigration enforcement and policy changes have chilled the U.S. hospitality sector, reducing employed hospitality workers by 98,000 between December 2024 and December 2025. Unite Here represents 300,000 workers across hospitality, food, and tourism in the US and Canada. International tourism revenue fell by $1.2 billion (a 5.5% drop) from September 2024 to September 2025, and international visitors to the U.S. declined by 2.5 million in 2025 despite global tourism growth. Expanded visa bans, cancellations of temporary protected status, detentions of authorized workers, and related fear have contributed to labor shortages and depressed regional tourism.
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