Immigration fears hit US’s youngest as kids and workers leave childcare

One in five childcare workers in the US is an immigrant - a backbone of this work' in a situation that feels more dire than previous years, providers say

• They're hurting our children, our babies': US schools on high alert amid Trump immigration raids

At a home-based childcare program in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Maggie, 47, a lawyer before she emigrated from Mexico 10 years ago, has seen the swift effects of immigration-related executive orders from Donald Trump.

Five of the 12 children enrolled in her care quit showing up.