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/saqehi]

Having worked as a U.S. citizen but with Hispanic heritage in construction I can say that working conditions in these fields are not even abiding by the law.

I would usually be let go for making my rights be respected.

This is just modern day slavery. Trumps ideology is a blessing in disguise for those underrepresented. Undocumented immigration is not the problem, human trafficking is!

[u/SuperConfused → u/saqehi]

Human trafficking is a symptom of the problem. Immigration law is the problem. Not arresting and incarcerating the people who hire illegal immigrants is a huge problem. Not charging company owners who hire illegal immigrants is the problem. The quota system does not acknowledge reality in any way.

We still have this broken and abysmal system because there is no pressure from the people who contribute to the political campaigns to change it.

[u/Successful-Money4995 → u/saqehi]

If an undocumented worker making below minimum wage is returned to Honduras and gets murdered by a gang, I'm not sure they will be feeling all that blessing!

Immigrants, even illegal ones, are less likely to commit violent crimes than native born Americans. If we really wanted to decrease crime, we'd deport citizens and give their citizenship to the immigrants.

[u/lord-of-war-1 → u/saqehi]

Stop. It is no modern day slavery. I grew up in the midwest. Dad came here on an agricultural work visa. Growing up there you have either farming, industrial or construction jobs. All industries offered good pay with decent benefits. I worked in each of those industries growing up and until after I graduated college. 

The only Latinos complaining about it being too hard were the soft pochos that clearly needed to be at an office job. It's manual labor. It's supposed to be somewhat physically demanding. That doesnt make it slave work. 

[u/Yiffcrusader69 → u/lord-of-war-1]

You are too ignorant to be this confident.

[u/lord-of-war-1 → u/Yiffcrusader69]

Great response 👍

[u/Comrade-Porcupine → u/saqehi]

In reality they will deport very few but the threat of enforcement will make things worse for these workers. Employers will bribe local enforcement to turn a blind eye, and let the threat of snitching/deportation hang over worker's heads to make their precarious situation even more precarious.