Oregon State Treasurer Elizabeth Steiner MD joined fifteen other state fiscal officers in a joint letter to President Donald Trump expressing alarm over immigration enforcement operations that are causing severe economic disruption across their states. The coalition warns that the administration's aggressive enforcement activities threaten to destabilize state economies, disrupt daily commerce, and damage state fiscal health.

The letter, signed by treasurers, auditors, and comptrollers from states representing hundreds of billions in economic output, details how enforcement sweeps are creating fear in business districts and threatening the tax revenues states depend on to fund essential services.

"The economy fundamentally depends on people producing goods, providing services, and participating in commerce as workers, consumers, and business owners," the officers write. "For an economy to function, people must feel safe to go to work, operate businesses, travel to commercial districts, and engage in everyday economic activity. When fear disrupts these basic conditions, production slows, consumption declines, and the economic system that supports public revenues begins to break down."

Businesses across multiple sectors – from agriculture and construction to hospitality and manufacturing – report workforce disruptions, operational shutdowns, and declining revenues that directly threaten state tax collections at a time when many states already face fiscal pressures.

As fiscal stewards, the officers emphasize their unique responsibility: "We manage billions in public funds, oversee state investments, and ensure our governments can meet their obligations to citizens. We cannot stand by while federal enforcement policies create economic chaos that undermines our ability to fulfill those responsibilities."

The officers urge President Trump to immediately scale back enforcement activities that are disrupting businesses and workers, implement enforcement policies that minimize economic disruption, and consult with state fiscal officers before launching operations that could significantly impact state economies and revenues.

Read the full letter here.