The Trump administration’s new immigration policies could already be changing the landscape of America’s workforce. Some US businesses will be hurt worse than others if stricter restrictions are imposed on immigrant workers.

A recent study by Brooks Law Firm analyzed key U.S. industries to identify and rank the U.S. industries most vulnerable to labor disruption under potential Trump-era immigration enforcement policies.

The findings reveal that the Information Industry will be the most affected by the latest Trump immigration laws, with 4,16,000 immigrant workers currently in the workforce. The 2nd industry that will lose the most due to new policies is Education and Health services, with a projected 1,83,500 immigrant workers leaving the U.S. industry. The professional and business services have the second-largest share of immigrant workers at 15.8%.

The Department of Labor’s recently announced that U.S. companies submitted 37% fewer H-1B visa applications in April 2025 than the year before.

The information industry will be the most affected by the latest Trump immigration laws, reflecting a large portion of jobs influenced. While only 1.4% of the total workforce in the information industry is immigrants, it is the second-fastest growing industry, and its growth can be slowed down by the new Trump policies.

Educational and health services rank second as the most to lose because of the latest Trump immigration laws. The industry has the largest share of immigrant workers at 18.4%, and up to 1,83,500 industry workers can leave the U.S.

The professional and business industry, with the second-largest rate of immigrant workers, takes third place with 15.8%. Because of the latest Trump laws, over 157.6K workers can leave the industry.

Public administration is fourth, and has the slowest growth rate in the ranking at 0.1%, and recovery from worker loss can take a longer time than for other industries. Currently, 765K immigrant workers are employed in public administration.

Leisure and hospitality rank fifth on the list of industries that will lose the most from the latest Trump immigration laws. Another industry with a large share of immigrant workers, the leisure and hospitality industry employs over 3 million people from other countries. If Trump’s immigration laws come into effect, the industry can lose 101.7K workers.

Financial activities follow closely in sixth place. Right now, 5.4% of the industry workers are immigrants, and over 53.8K of them are projected to leave the U.S., majorly affecting the financial industry. The industry growth for financial activities is similar to leisure and hospitality, with 0.4%, and the loss of immigrant workers can take a long time to recover from.

Transportation and utilities hold the seventh spot. Over 2.1 million workers employed in transportation are immigrants, which amounts to 7.2%, more than in the financial sector or public administration. The impact of Trump’s latest policies is projected to be the loss of 71.8K industry workers.

Other services are eighth, where currently, over 1.5 million immigrant workers are employed in the industry, with a huge potential impact from the new Trump immigration laws. Just as in the financial industry, immigrant workers amount to 5.4% of the total industry workforce.

Wholesale and retail trade takes ninth place. Retail still employs 3 million immigrant workers. With the latest Trump policies, the industry can lose 101.7K workers who will leave the U.S. permanently.

Manufacturing ranks tenth spot. Similar to the retail and leisure industry, it employs over 3 million immigrant workers, making it vulnerable to the impact of the new policies. Coupled with a slow growth rate of 0.1%, the projected loss of 105.7K workers can have a big effect on the industry as a whole.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, mining, and construction close the ranking of the industries that will lose the most by the latest Trump immigration laws, are in the 11th place. The industry has a big share of immigrant workers of 12.8%, the third-largest on the list. With 3.8 million immigrant workers in total, it can lose many workers, and 127.6K people from the industry are projected to leave the U.S. permanently.