Maybe Trump read the predictions in numerous forecasts published in 2024:
Posted By: BigPapasan
... Maybe someone finally told him that if 11,12, or 20 million illegals were deported, our economy would crash - no agriculture, no construction, no service industry. ...
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http://carsey.unh.edu/sites/default/files/media/2024-08/economic-impact-mass-deportation-lit-review.pdf The Economic Impact on Citizens and Authorized Immigrants of Mass Deportation [Aug 29, 2024]
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"Conclusion: The deportation of substantial numbers of unauthorized people, most of whom work, would, self-evidently, have substantial negative consequences for those deported and their families. Research shows that mass deportation would also negatively impact the American economy and people in a number of ways. ..."
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http://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2024/mass-deportations-would-harm-us-economy Mass deportations would harm the US economy. [Sep 26. 2024]
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http://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/mass-deportation Mass Deportation: Devastating Costs to America, Its Budget and Economy [Oct 2, 2024]
[very long report]
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http://www.cnn.com/2024/11/11/business/deportation-immigration-trump-cost-americans 4 ways Trump’s mass deportation plans could hurt your finances. [Nov 11, 2024]
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http://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/truth-be-told/experts-predict-mass-deportation-would-damage-us-economy Experts predict mass deportation would damage US economy. Scripps News' "Truth Be Told" series examines claims that President-elect Trump's plan to expel undocumented immigrants would come at a high cost. [Dec 12, 2024]
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"... Truth be told, many economists say removing millions of immigrants from the workforce would cause a costly shock to already tight labor markets and stressed supply chains. The industries likely to take the hardest hits are farming, construction, hospitality and food services. ...]
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http://blog.ucs.org/karen-perry-stillerman/cruel-trump-deportation-plan-will-hurt-farmers-food-workers-and-all-of-us/ Cruel Trump Deportation Plan Will Hurt Farmers, Food Workers, and All of Us. [Jan 16, 2025]
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And many more studies.
"The key point here is that to boost those numbers, Trump and Miller have to go after noncriminal migrants. There aren’t enough criminals around to pad the numbers, and targeting noncriminals is less resource-intensive. In other words, Miller is deliberately choosing to focus more resources on noncriminals—and thus away from dangerous criminals. Law enforcement insiders have leaked word of their anger over exactly this."
http://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-accidentally-reveals-dark-maga-171733730.html
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