Sometimes I wonder if all this effort, money, resources, and energy were applied differently, perhaps many of the country’s problems would be solved. Well, I doubt it. If that were possible, they would have done it already wouldn´t them?
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Trump’s immigration policy hits shrinking US cities hard
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Janelle Dumalaon St. Louis, United States
07/11/2025July 11, 2025
Shrinking US cities such as St. Louis are seeking immigrants to help offset population loss. But the Trump administration’s restrictive policies add uncertainty — even as newcomers press on, building businesses and futures in places that say they need them.
St. Louis, Missouri, continues to grapple with one of the steepest population declines among major US cities, prompting urgent questions about economic sustainability and demographic resilience. As birth rates fall and people leave the city, local initiatives aimed at immigrant entrepreneurship have taken center stage. But advocates say Donald Trump’s immigration policy and travel restrictions have made those efforts increasingly difficult — particularly for refugees from Afghanistan, whose presence in St. Louis surged after 2021.
A new $20,000 grant competition highlights the city’s hope that refugee-led businesses could help revitalize local communities and stabilize labor markets. As Afghan entrepreneurs pitch plans ranging from gemstone imports to fashion for South Asian women, civic leaders warn that ongoing uncertainty around immigration law may hinder growth. Will St. Louis find a way to reverse its demographic downturn and foster inclusive economic recovery?
This video summary was created by AI from the original DW script. It was edited by a journalist before publication.
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Broken dreams: ‘People are disappearing. We’re terrified,’ says Brazilian immigrant in the US
The American dream has turned into a nightmare since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January; those who became citizens and voted for the Republican last year in Newark regretted it.
The article, published in one of Brazil’s largest newspapers, features accounts from several people caught in ICE’s fishing nets. These people believed that only the bad immigrants would suffer. In addition to the deportees, the lack of customers is hurting the businesses of Brazilian communities in the United States.
"I’m a businesswoman working in fashion and cosmetics. I have businesses in Brazil and New Jersey, where I live legally with my family. Although the Brazilian community had been apprehensive since January, when President Donald Trump returned to the White House, we had faith that only people with serious legal problems would be removed from our lives. That’s what Republican propaganda had assured us. But starting in late May, people began to be picked up randomly on the streets of Newark by Immigration agents—they just had to physically resemble their idea of how is the characteristics of a Brazilian national. And they never reappeared.
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He covers other topics, but he starts off with a discussion of ICE using extraordinary rendition tactics… It’s larger part of his ongoing discussion around how much of what is happening now is imperial/colonial boomerang…
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White people stealing other people’s land sure is America’s heritage!
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I swear I said this earlier on but it’s the source of wealth in all European descended run countries as far as I know.
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Something, something, 14 words, something.
Yup, pretty much sums it up.
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The technical term is Lebensraum.
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In a year or two will this trickle down to high schools and middle schools?
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And then they died of dysentery… well, the wife died of complications from child birth and dysentery…
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