A WORK FORCE STILL POWERED BY IMMIGRANTS

27 million Number of U.S. workers who are foreign-born—about 17 percent of the labor force. SOURCE: U. S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

5% Portion of the work force— eight million employees—who are unauthorized immigrants. SOURCE: PEW RESEARCH CENTER

450,954 Number of people deported last year by DHS. About 22,550 of those fell under the category that includes “significant visa abuse.” SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

85k Limit on H-1B visas in fiscal 2018, including 20,000 for workers with advanced degrees. SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

$ 4,384 Maximum penalty for first-time offenders for each unauthorized worker they’ve hired. SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE