Americans without college degrees earned more when immigration dipped under Trump, study found

Due to the rising costs of higher education and student debt, more Americans are skipping college. In fact, between 2019 and 2022 undergraduate college enrollment nationwide dropped 8 percent. And that has academics studying their earnings and workforce participation potential.
 

A recent report published by the Center for Immigration Studies found those Americans who skip college may make more money and are more likely to land jobs when immigration rates to the United States are lower.

After analyzing weekly earnings for full-time workers between 2012 and 2022, the researchers concluded that lower rates of immigration helped those without college degrees more during the Trump years when compared to the Obama and Biden eras.