What would happen to the US economy should the 12 million immigrants were to be deported?

Question

What would be the immediate consequences and what the long term ones?

Answer 1

It's hard to say. First of all, the effort to deport 12 million illegal aliens all at once would be a herculaen effort and a tremendous strain on law enforcement.

The more likely aproach to mass deportation would be incremental. Maybe to some arbitrary target, like a net 1 million illegals per year. A more efficient aproach would be to crack down on identity theft and employers who hire illegals and end public services to illegals, depriving illegals of the benefits of staying in the US so that more of them will leave, and fewer of them will attempt to enter.

In any case, however it was accomplished, the basic effect would be a loss of cheap blackmarket labor. This would impact the proffit margins of illicit employers, by forcing them to hire legally, which means conforming with the many employment laws that protect the American workers. This would shurely destroy some of those businesses (possibly even landing the owners in jail, if they try to exploit citizens and legal residents the same way the exploit illegals), and increase costs for others, leading to higher prices on some goods and services, which would add to existing inflationary pressures, pushing down real wages in all other sectors, even as those formerly staffed by illegals rise.

In effect, it would result in the poor becoming somewhat less poor, the high-income losing a little real income due to increasign inflation, and some of the 'rich' possibly becomeing somewhat less so.

One exception to the trend would be jobs susceptible to offshoring. If illegals are being exploited for slave wages in a manufacturing operation, like aparel, for instance, then that opperation could simply be moved offshore, rather than pay the higher wages Americans demand, and conform to the laws that protect them.

Answer 2

Nothing except POSITIVE! The immediate consequences would be that there would be jobs that Americans can and want to have. We would also be safer on our roads and would be able to walk into an emergency room and get medical assistance. Also, we would be able to walk into a school and not hear Spanish being spoken.

Long term? Well, we would have MORE money staying in OUR economy and we would also have more tax revenue because of legal citizens being able to pay taxes and less under the table. We would also see our kids graduating and less drop outs. Also less gang violence.

Answer 3

The economy would continue to grow. We still have almost 300 million citizens and legal aliens in the country. The illegals are less than four percent of the population.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Do you mean deporting 12 million illegal immigrants? We would have a period of adjustment, but people all over the world would pay us for the opportunity to come and work, we could replace them as needed. I for one would like see how it would work it's self out

Answer 6

Crime rate would drop 10-15%. Lettuce and fruit would increase in price by 10%. Border states would have a surplus in tax dollars from the savings in social services.
No more La Raza hate parades. We could stop funding bilingual education and close some of the schools built solely to educate illegals. Rich people would have to cut their own grass.

Answer 7

I don't know why the Illegal Immigrants are all up in arms about this. There is no plausible way to make this happen. That is the main reason for this stupid amnesty bill.

Unfortunately, they are not going anywhere.

Answer 8

Traffic would lighten, taxes would be lower, lettuce would cost 13 cents more, schools could teach American children in English, we could roam the streets at night with safety, our homes would increase in value, the air would be cleaner, we would have more water, we could fire half the bureaucrats, and best of all, we could be free of there endless whining.

Answer 9

short term, you'll have to cut your own grass. wont find cheap labor. There will be no "more jobs" for americans since americans feel ashamed of doing these jobs. No long term since borders would still be open and they'll start sending youngsters right when these 12 million get there

Answer 10

We could afford to bring in some of the people who have been waiting patently to come in legally