How ‘Made in USA’ will unravel without immigrants
LA houses the largest cut and sew apparel base in the US. ICE raids on LA garment factories have disrupted the immigrant-driven US apparel sector, exposing the contradiction in promoting ‘Made in USA’ while cracking down on its workforce. With immigrants comprising nearly one-third of garment workers, the crackdown threatens domestic production, exports, and the very revival tariffs aim to support.
