Employers adapt to ICE raids and a workforce on edge

Masters of Scale

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Entrepreneurship, Business, Management, Reid Hoffman, Mindset, Diversity & Inclusion, Jeff Berman, Bob Safian, Startups

4.6 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

As the Trump Administration ramps up mass deportations, the American Business Immigration Coalition is advocating for policy reform. Rebecca Shi leads the organization made up of 1,400 current and former CEOs, trade group leaders and more, who heavily rely on an immigrant workforce. Hear how uncertainty over immigration has disrupted daily business and hit the bottom line, as well as the carve-outs and clarity that big employers like Lowe’s, Tyson Foods and others seek for the long-term.

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0:48.5	Some parts of the administration would like to deport up to a million people by the end of this year and 2.2 million by the end of next year.
0:59.8	So, you know, that's who's picking our food, who is taking care of our American elders and who's building our homes.
1:08.3	Right. And so if the level of removal is achieved,
1:13.3	I mean, that's going to impact every single American citizen,
1:16.8	whether we realize it or not.
1:23.9	That's Rebecca She, executive director of the American Business Immigration Coalition.
1:29.1	I wanted to talk with Rebecca about the controversy over ISIS immigration raids at workplaces across the U.S.
1:36.2	Rebecca takes us through the looming impact on the U.S. workforce, plus the internal conflict within the Trump administration over deportation,
1:49.3	and how business leaders are pressing the White House and lawmakers for alternate solutions.
1:55.7	Rebecca also explains why, counterintuitively, right now offers a rare moment of opportunity to update U.S. immigration policy.
1:58.2	Her insights managed to be both eye-opening and optimistic, so let's get
2:03.3	to it. I'm Bob Safian, and this is rapid response. I'm Bob Safian. I'm here with Rebecca She,
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