US, for 1st time in 50 years, experienced negative net migration in 2025: Report

ABC ^ | 01 13 2025 | Laura Romero

[yesthatjallen]

The U.S. experienced negative net migration in 2025 for the first time in at least half a century as a result of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, according to a report released Tuesday by the Brookings Institution.

Although the administration has undertaken aggressive removal efforts, the negative number is mostly due to a significant drop in entries into the U.S., the report said.

"We estimate net flows of -295,000 to -10,000 for the year," the Brookings study stated. "Though a high degree of policy uncertainty remains, continued negative net migration for 2026 is also likely."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: immigration; migration

[ridesthemiles]

BEST NEWS OF ALL

THE LEACHES ARE LEAVING

[Regulator]

Lemme know when we get to the negative millions.

Then I smile.

[Gay State Conservative]

Two million down....twenty eight million to go!

[Opinionated Blowhard]

According to the report, authorities also predict the net migration loss will see certain sectors of the economy experience "unexpectedly weak economic activity," specifically businesses that serve affected immigrant populations.

Gott love that ABC spin. The outward migration is going to weaken the economy. Completely missing from the story is any discussion of the unprecedented, massive influx of migration that occurred during Biden's criminal open borders policy, and how this net outward migration is just reversing a portion of that.

[dfwgator]

That’s what I voted for!

[9YearLurker]

Indeed. 10K out of 340M is a rounding error.

[vis a vis]

It’s a start..............Imagine how flooded we would be if the joker was in office.

[montag813]

1925-1965 it essentially STOPPED. That’s what we need again.

[suasponte137]

This is a total win for year 1 of Trump 2.0

[DFG]

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/01/negative-net-migration.php

[montag813]

net migration loss will see certain sectors of the economy experience "unexpectedly weak economic activity," specifically businesses that serve affected immigrant populations.

[PAR35]

net flows of -295,000 to -10,000 for the year,"

A mighty big range for their guesstimate.

Or to use the government term, SWAG - Scientific Wild Assed Guess.

[rhinohunter]

GOD BLESS PRESIDENT DONALD JOHN TRUMP!!!

[Vision]

And home prices stopped going up, some have gone down slightly.

[stanne]

Migration is me moving from Atlanta’s to New York

[ProgressingAmerica]

I voted for this.

[Vaduz]

Ditto as Rush would say.

[Jewbacca]

On average, each illegal costs the USA (with fraud, welfare, crime) about $160,000.

Only take 6,000 to save $1 BILLION.

[Flavious_Maximus]

All those illegal alien democrat voters are disappearing but their registration remains. /spit