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Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Could Disrupt St. Louis’s Growth Strategy

Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Could Disrupt St. Louis’s Growth Strategy

Early evidence is promising. In 2023, the region added 30,000 foreign-born residents, amounting to a 23.2 percent increase in the immigrant population, according to census data. (The New York City area added 88,000, only a 1.5 percent increase.) That was almost enough to offset the loss of 34,000 native-born residents. “We have no choice but to grow, and the way …

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