‘Ripple effect:’ In US, anti-immigrant policy strains child and eldercare | Business and Economy

When she saw the Trump sign in the yard, Camila knew she would have to watch out.

It was February 2025, and Camila* had shown up at a home in North Texas to meet the new family for whom she would nanny.

The 22-year-old college student doesn’t have legal documentation, but that’s never been an issue. In her experience, many families like to pay their childcare workers in cash. Still, this new family posed an interesting challenge. The interior of the home was filled with more Trump…