Idaho industry leaders push back on slate of legislative proposals to address immigration

By: Laura Guido

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: February 16, 2026

Words: 1,172

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Amid slate of immigration bills introduced recently in the Idaho Legislature, a group of industry leaders gathered Friday to release a report detailing the economic contributions of Idaho’s unauthorized workforce.

The Idaho Alliance for a Legal Workforce, a group of employers from industries that depend on immigrant labor that advocates for immigration policies, funded the report. The study detailed the potential short-term economic consequences of deporting a large percentage of Idaho’s unauthorized immigrant …

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