Dear MEL Topic Readers,
How Trump’s mass deportations could backfire on the American economy by
shrinking paychecks
Under a deep, prolonged recession, people are content with any jobs
they can get to bring food to the table. However, in peacetime in developed
countries, people prefer doing skilled or white-collar jobs to unskilled labor,
such as farming, construction, restaurants, and car washing. In fact, around
40% of crop farmers in the US are unauthorized workers, mainly illegal
immigrants. For example, if you visit a strawberry farm or a car wash, you’ll
find most of the workers are undocumented Latinos. The current administration
is trying to deport illegal immigrants on a massive scale, saying they have
caused violent crimes, raised housing costs, eroded social trust, and crowded
emergency rooms. However, a new analysis suggests such mass deportations reduce
paychecks for most workers, erode economic output, and increase the federal
government budget deficit. Indeed, the fewer the bodies to produce, the smaller
the economic outputs and consumption will be. And the longer the deportation
continues, the more substantial the economic impacts will be. What is those
illegal immigrants were legalized, at least economically, wouldn’t they pay taxes,
contribute to social security, and eventually stimulate economic activity?
Read the article and learn about the illegal labor force in the US.
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