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Exclusive — Secretary Scott Bessent on More American Workers, Fewer Layoffs, Higher Wages Under Trump: ‘Big Lie Was that Mass Unfettered Immigration Did Not Affect the Bottom Workers’
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated at Breitbart News's State of the Economy event in Washington on Tuesday that immigration enforcement and deportations have resulted in more jobs and higher wages for the bottom 25 percent of wage-earners. Bessent said that claims that mass immigration did not affect lower-wage workers were inaccurate. The event was held in Washington, D.C.
