Summary
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warned that Trump’s mass deportation policy could lead to labor shortages and higher grocery prices.
Experts say agriculture, construction, and healthcare will be hardest hit, with farm output losses estimated between $30 and $60 billion.
Deportations could cost the U.S. economy up to $88 billion annually.
AOC argued that immigrant labor is vital to economic stability, urging Congress to pursue immigration reform.
Not the person you initially responded to, but my understanding is that even with immigration reform we’ll still have legal and illegal immigration. In the country we’ve had fairly strict immigration policies for over 100 years.
I don’t think the democrats want open borders, so what happens to the illegal immigration debate after reform?