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If Trump wants more deportations, he’ll need to target the construction industry
Immigration officials questioned and detained contractors working on apartment buildings in Tallahassee, Fla., on May 29. Construction employs more immigrant laborers, many likely living here illegally, than any other industry, and the industry is starting to draw more attention — even in conservative states — as the Trump administration pushes for more deportations.
Measles cases are in 34 states with North Dakota now the focus
Residents browse offerings at a 2023 festival in downtown Fargo, N.D. Measles outbreaks starting in May have grown to 34 cases in North Dakota, giving the state the highest rate in the country, followed by New Mexico and Texas.
Demonstrators gather May 27 for a protest organized by the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee calling for the continuation of MinnesotaCare for undocumented adults outside of the Governor’s Reception Room at the Minnesota State Capitol (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer). The Republican budget bill the U.S. House approved last month includes a surprise for the 40 states that have expanded Medicaid: penalties for providing health care to some immigrants who are here legally.
Births are up in Western states, including South Dakota; is more housing behind baby boom?
Birth rates rose in several Western states from 2023 to 2024, particularly in states with increased housing construction. Experts suggest a possible link between increased housing availability and higher birth rates. Nationally, births increased slightly overall, driven by Hispanic and Asian mothers, while births to other groups declined. States with stagnant populations generally experienced declines in birth rates.
As measles outbreaks grow, Trump cuts hinder vaccination efforts
A worker applies an adhesive bandage to a child at a vaccination clinic in Minneapolis’ Corcoran Park in August 2023. Minneapolis is among the cities forced to cancel vaccinations after cutoffs in federal funding. (Courtesy of City of Minneapolis) The number of measles cases is approaching 1,000 across 29 states, according to newly released federal statistics.
Fast-building states get more babies-Declines in births have been reversed in some Western states
By: Tim Henderson The number of births in some Western states that are adding new housing rose last year, reversing losses the year before in many cases, according to new federal statistics released Wednesday. Increases from 2023 to 2024 were highest in Colorado (4.5%), Idaho (3.8%), Utah (3.6%), Washington state and Nebraska (each 2.6%). Births increased around 2% in West Virginia, South Dakota, North Carolina, Montana, Rhode Island and South Carolina.
Fast-building states get more babies
Jon Bahr holds his newborn daughter, Taverie, in March while testing equipment at the new MilkShake Factory franchise in Colorado Springs, Colo., he opened with his wife, Micayla Bahr. Colorado had a 4.5% increase in births last year, the largest in the nation, as births increased nationally for the first time since 2021.
Construction crews work on new apartments in Salt Lake City in January. Utah is one of the mostly Sun Belt states where new apartment construction is driving rents lower for a second straight year after dramatic surges earlier in the decade. (Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the country are trying to create more affordable housing.
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