natural resources and illegals?

Question

If we started sending illegals back would the demand for gas and electricity among other goods go down and cause the price to go down? Then in turn would the demand for labor go up and caus the dollar per hour people make go up a little?

Answer 1

If we could wave a magic wand and they would suddenly be back in Mexico, then US demand for gas would fall, Not only because they use gas here but because a lot of economic activity in the US that also use gas would disappear with them. If the Mexican economy grew to absorbed them, then the demand for gas in Mexico would increase, and since the price for oil is determined by world demand, there would be little effect on the price for oil.
The wage for service unskilled labor however is set by supply and demand in local markets so there would probably be an increase in wages for unskilled (high school drop outs) labor in the US and people in the southwest would have to mow their own lawns.
But we do not have a magic wand and the repercussion of forcibly evicting over 12 million people would be disastrous for the US both at home and internationally.

Answer 2

If we tried to send illegals back it would cause an international firestorm and if it had any effect on the price of energy, it would go up because the market reacts like that to any kind of conflict, real or percieved.

Answer 3

hahaha, maybe a little...

I thought this was going to be about how we stole mexico's water and turned the central into a desert thus forcing environmental refugees...illegal immigrants.

Answer 4

10 illegals ride in one minibus and use one light bulb.

How much gas and electricity would 10 citisens with minimum wage use?

Answer 5

Check out Emigration, and the economics of Emigration.

Answer 6

No, that's ridiculous.