It's important here to clarify, what do you mean by immigrant? Like do H1B status people who live in the country count? Because I can kind of understand you if that's what you're talking about.

If your're talking about migrant people who get desperately exploited then honestly fuck off.

Why does immigrant mean someone who looks different? That seems like a strange assumption imo

Fair question.

Politicians talk as if immigration enforcement only affects immigrants. But the data shows that plenty of citizens who look vaguely foriegn suffer substantially.

Citizens who look like immigrants end up living in fear - which could easily be seen as "by design" when compared to historic playbooks where intimidation and distraction were key components for awful people to stay in power.

https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/briefings/the-labour-market-effects-of-immigration/

Where do you think economic growth even comes from? It comes from labor! All of the value in the economy is created by labor, literally nothing would exist if it weren't for working people doing their jobs. Then, those same workers who created value with their labor are paid wages, and then they spend those wages to pay for food, housing, utilities, clothing, entertainment, etc etc.

There's a reason so many countries are panicking about low birth rates. Population growth is critical for economic growth.

By the way, you're the one making the claim that "both are bad" - why don't you have to show me a study or something to back up your idea?

I was referring specifically to the US given the context of the fascist immigration crackdown, but it applies to all countries.