Border crossings have slowed, but some economists say the impact to the labor force has been overstated. Photo by Christian Torres / Anadolu via Getty Images Close Key Takeaways Immigration may be down, but it's still powering the growth of the U.S. workforce, according to data from the private sector.Despite President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration and a highly-publicized mass deportation campaign, the immigrant workforce is still growing at a faster rate than the native-born population, according ...