If USA deports all illegal aliens at once, What would happen to our economy?

Question

Most illegal aliens come to USA to work on jobs that we don't want or jobs with such low salaries that won’t allow us to make a living and sustain our families.
Let's say the government deports all illegal aliens, every single one of then in one week. What would happen to our economy?
Will it get better or worst?
Please answer if you know about economy.
No racists statements please, not all of them are Mexicans or Hispanics; there are also white illegal aliens (Europeans)
Thanks for reading

Answer 1

Loaded question. "...in one week..."

They'll go voluntarily if we respect the original intent of the 14th amendment. If their kids born here are not granted citizenship and they can get NO free medical assistance, education, housing, transportation, CHIPS, etc, ... they'll go voluntarily. All of them, regardless of ethnicity.

As for the economy?

Dr. ML King Jr identified what had kept the south economically, socially and educationally behind the north: cheap labor.

The north didn't have it. So their industries were forced to automate. By necessity, then, they provided more and more high tech jobs...jobs any laborer has the intelligence to master once s/he decides to learn.

So, in the short run, we may need to increase the openings in the Green Card Lottery by a factor of 50 or so (see wikipedia) to bring in plenty of law-respecting, education-minded, assimilation-ready new immigrants to fill the vacancies left by the exodus of the cheaters (and after citizens have filled all we can); then do what other developed nations have been doing: automate.

The economy would be fine. Beef might go up 20 or 30 percent. Lettuce and berries would likely rise no more than 5 to 10 percent since grocers usually mark those items up about 90%.

Our deficit spending would stablize. Schools and hospitals would return to normal. The roads and prisons would seem empty and even sewer-facilities would "breathe easier"... so to speak.

So what are we waiting for?

Answer 2

First we are never going to have mass deportations, so that's just a way to muddy the waters. If large numbers of illegals decided to self deport, filling the gap would not be a problem, people all over the world would pay to come to the country, so after a brief time of disarray, we could process those we deemed necessary for the jobs that we need. It would be a novel idea for us to made the decision based on what is good for this ourselves instead of the illegals making that decision for us

Answer 3

That's kinda like asking, if all the air molecules were on the other side of the room when you tried to take a breath....

It's impossible to deport all 12+ million illegals simultaneously - even if they all cooperated - if only because transportation would be logistically impractical.

The only practical way to reduce the number of illegals is by removing the encintives that draw them here. Most notably, cracking down on illicit employers so there aren't jobs for them, though deporting any illegal that makes his presence known would also make sense.


Since we don't know exactly how many illegals there are, nor what they're doing, it's impossible to say exactly what would be the economic consequences of thier leaving. Obviously, since many of them work, it would mean fewer workers, which would tend to drive up wages a little. Since illegals are also known to remit some of thier earnings to thier homelands, it would not have as great a corresponding impact on consumer spending (in America).

Answer 4

You posed a very interesting question with quite an obvious answer. I agree that illegal aliens are allowed mainly for the purpose of seizing job opportunities which most lifelong U.S. residents refuse to take merely because the income is not enough to sustain proper care of self and/or a family. I fully believe the immigrants enter our country with prior knowledge of this fact and while the nation would indeed suffer at the loss of so many "workers"; simultaneously, is it fair for them to be alloted more leniency in terms of their legalization for this very reason? When entering the countries of these very citizens, would U.S. born individuals be extended the same hospitality, courtesies, rights and moreover, opportunities if we were in similar predicaments on "their" soil? You can respond to my question at: [e-mail]
I do pray no one found it offensive...

Answer 5

Well it depends on the region of the country, but there would be lots of problems all across the nation.

We have near full employment in this nation plus 12 million illegal aliens in the labor force. Now tell me how with near full employment are we going to fill all these jobs? There is no way to fill these jobs unless the government is willing to undertake relocations of unemployed individuals to areas with jobs.

Answer 6

It won't be possible to deport them in one week.The way to deport them is one at a time...the same as they got here...and as far as "anti-American sentiment"...EVERY country in the world has immigration laws...and EVERY country in the world enforces them.

America has a right....and a duty to its citizens...to enforce our immigration laws and our borders.

Unless we remove the reasons they come here, deportation alone will not solve the problem.

Prosecute employers to the fullest extent of the law.

Do not rent or sell housing to illegal aliens.

Do not allow monetary assistance for any reason from any government agency to illegal aliens...federal, state, city...etc.

Answer 7

Im not sure , But I do think that wed be a richer country . We wouldnt be paying for all that health care that the illegals use and dont pay for , or the food stamps and welfare checks that I dont know how there getting . And I know you said no rascism , but this only sounds rascist ,its not ! A lot of illegals are poor so they commit crimes , in turn we pay 70, 000 ish per person a year in prison or jail . So I honestly think well have a lot more money !

Answer 8

I could the see the economy improving. Wages would increase,benefits not offered before will be offered in new jobs. Employers are making a killing on the use of illegals that is not directed back unto us. It's all profit driven and this move would benefit Mexico in the long run, Mexico would see it's time to clean up the country in doing so they could have a country that would do everyone there good. If 12 million leave, that would leave behind about 288 million people, we can continue on without much hardship.

Answer 9

I can't believe people on here trying to suggest that we actually "need" illegal alien criminals or our economy will go down the toilet.

Who honestly believes we would have a shortage of labor?? There are billions of people around the world that would immigrate LEGALLY I might stress, if only given the chance. If we need more workers that can't be filled from within our borders, we merely increase our LEGAL immigration quota. Easy. Problem solved.

The people on here stressing ths "labor shortage" fallacy obviously have an agenda for illegal aliens. Period.

Answer 10

if that were to happen then employers would have no choice but to raise wages so that americans can actually make a living off of. its not that americans wont do those jobs it is that we wont do those jobs for that little pay and the employers take advantage of illegals in that way. basically higher wages would enable just about any american to that job. also we would gain money because billions are sent out of the country every year and without illegals that money would not be sent out.