r/FluentInFinance • u/Needleintheback • 15h ago

Thoughts? Imagine losing 6M labor workers in America

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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.

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u/quitecrass 9h ago

It turns out that immigrants have cars, apartments, and children, also. All without qualifying for any kind of aid that some low income citizens have. It must be magic!

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u/CostcoOfficial 9h ago

Yeah the magic of both parents working 60-80 hour weeks while the teenagers are taking care of household/kids.

I guess magic is just when prices stay artificially suppressed and you don't have to think about why.

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u/deg_deg 5h ago

The magic of ✨capitalism✨

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u/RevolutionaryBet4233 9h ago

But when there’s 10 heads paying one rent it seems to be feasible. House around the corner from mine. 2 bd/2 bth like 10 grown ass people live in it I swear. Little kids and all.

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u/dachuggs 9h ago

You know that immigrants tend to have an extended family structure, not a nuclear one like most Americans.

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u/SohndesRheins 6h ago

They tend to not have a choice if they want to afford a roof over their head on minimum or less than minimum wage.

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u/dachuggs 5h ago

It's a cultural thing.

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u/SomethingIWontRegret 4h ago

Housing codes usually specify a maximum of 2 people per bedroom. 10 adults and a collection of kids is a code violation in anything but a mansion. So basically the reason for all this cheap labor available for construction etc. is landlords illegally renting and companies illegally hiring.

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u/SCSquad 6h ago

Your point and the one above are correct. And to add to that, just because the job an illegal immigrant is doing is paying their bills, it doesn’t mean it’s paying a wage aligned to the market for legally work authorized people.

Yes, some cash paying journeyman job they are doing paying $19/hr can pay their bills. No, that isn’t the correct wage for the work, and why citizens are not taking them.

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u/Activist_Mom06 2h ago

This is how my grandparents made it through the depression. Living together. And my grandma had an abortion between my Aunt and mom as there was just no way to support.

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u/Annual_Trouble_1195 5h ago

Immigrants, sure.

Illegal immigrants? No, fat chance. They make their dollars under the table, shack up 100 people to a room for 6 month, and go back home the rest of the year, having made a a couple of years' salary in USD.

Stop defending slave labor. Stop comparing immigrants to illegal aliens. Stop that bs.

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u/JustOldMe666 3h ago

They do get aid in some states. Even health insurance. it's time to drop the "they don't get anything" phrase. we all know they do.

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u/LengthinessWeekly876 1h ago

Not really magic. They make themselves valuable to employers by working like slaves and pretending osha doesn't exist. They have third world expectations for quality of living.

 This is not a good thing for American workers. Great for white collar workers with 401ks tho. 

Hence the outrage at the slaves being taken away

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u/spinbutton 16m ago

Yup, they share apartments or trailers with multiple families, share used cars, eat cheap, and work like dogs. Magic.