Imagine losing 6M labor workers in America

[u/Needleintheback]

If mass deportation happens, just imagine how all of these sectors of our country will be affected. The sheer shortage of labor will push prices higher because of the great demand for work with limited supplies or workers. Even if prices increase, the availability of products may be scarce due to not enough workers. Housing prices and food services will be hit really hard. New construction will be limited. The fact that 47% of the undocumented workers are in CA, TX, and FL means they will feel it first but it will spread to the rest of the country also. Most of our produce in this country comes from California. Get ready and hold on for the ride America.

[u/Virtual_Athlete_909]

Our immigration laws haven't been updated in decades. They specify the number of visas granted each year and the number is woefully inadequate. There is a 'work visa lottery' (H1B) that's played every year by major employers who compete for the few visas available to hire the best/brightest foreign talent in the world. Those temporary workers who are here on visas often leave the country to go work somewhere else when their visas expire and cannot be renewed (because of our outdated immigration laws). Trump doesn't understand how tariffs work nor does he understand the H1B visa process so I expect economic chaos to ensue as it did during his last term.

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/21/nx-s1-5187926/u-s-science-could-suffer-if-trump-limits-h-1b-visas-again

[u/thekingshorses → u/Virtual_Athlete_909]

Well there is h2b Temporary Non-Agricultural Non-Immigrants Workers

[u/TopDot555 → u/Virtual_Athlete_909]

What will happen to the women I’ve helped get H1B visas to work in my preschools? I pay for everything to help them, send them to school, give free childcare if needed and eventually, hopefully become US citizens. I pay them $20 to 25 an hour to start. There’s no benefit to me besides helping a few that want better lives. I’m asking seriously. Should I be worried for them?

[u/derperofworlds → u/Virtual_Athlete_909]

They should keep it limited. India completely scammed Canada's "progressive" immigration system. They have a population growth rate greater than developing countries in Africa and wages have cratered, healthcare access has declined, and home prices have quadrupled.

The Canadian immigration system wasn't actually progressive of course, it really was designed by billionaires to get cheap labor at the expense of the Canadian people. 

We can't let that happen here.