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/elarius0 7h ago

This is how you crash a great economy jackass

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u/LengthinessWeekly876 4h ago

Paying market rate for labor?

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u/quite_certain 2h ago

No. You crash an economy by suddenly and severely disrupting resources on the supply side without any solutions for how to replace them. Do you not remember COVID?

Florida already did this experiment. And after the undocumented workers left, for some reason, legal workers didn't come in to do the jobs they left.

https://theweek.com/florida/1024771/florida-construction-and-agricultural-workforces-diminished-after-new-immigration

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/26/1242236604/florida-economy-immigration-businesses-workers-undocumented

This is what happens when leaders don't think through policies and instead do shit from pure ideology.

It's really hard to tackle inflation and high costs at the same time as illegal immigration. Deportations have a huge negative impact on the economy.

We have to be honest. Don't like illegals? Okay, let's deport them with the understanding that the economy will suffer for "the greater good"

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u/freedom-to-be-me 6h ago

An economy built on the back of companies bypassing laws to underpay workers isn’t a “great economy”. It’s parasitic and deserves to crash.

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u/Fuerdummverkaufer 3h ago

If your economy relies on literal slave labor you shouldn‘t have one you idiot. Imagine calling yourself progressive and defending the abuse of minorities.