Wiil the Deportation of Immigrants Cause a Depression in the USA?

Question

The most valued resource that there is, is known by economists to be the human resource. The immigration of millions in the past and the present have made the USA the richest and most poerful nation of the world. Althought, Alan Greenspan once said, we need more immigrant workers, we are turning around the equation, by the deportation of immigrants workers. Including, those that are already established, and who had created family and huge capitals. Deporting immigrant is creating a collapse in the housing market in the USA already, it could be followed by a collapse in the retail market in the big cities.

What do you think?

~~Tomas the Believer

Answer 1

I think deporting illegals is the only chance we have at a sucessful economy.

Answer 2

No. A mass deportation of illegal immigrants large enough to have a noticeable impact on the economy isn't logistically feasible.

Furthermore, the deportation of illegals could be offset by 1) the re-introduction of 'disouraged' workers back into the workforce, 2) the integration of dissaffected/alienated/disadvatnaged citizens into the workforce, 3) offshoring of jobs or increased importation of goods from the very countries to whom those illegals are being deported and/or 4) increases in /legal/ immigration.

Answer 3

I think the problems caused by illegal immigration currently outweigh the benefits.
And the housing market collapse is strongest in the expensive houses. Which mostly are not in the price range a recent immigrant is going to buy.

Answer 4

I think it will impact the housing market and affordability for many who can not afford the 'American Dream' who were born in this country. Frankly, it is hurting my business, already. However, it is a pyramid game, and the bills will all come home to roost at once, and WE, not big business that benefitted by cheap labor, will be the ones paying the bills without the services we paid into all our lives remaining, to shield us. Right now wages are the lowest per centage of domestic gross product since WWII. Before that was the Great Depression. Only SOME are making money off of this business model and oversubscription to the schools and hospitals we pay for for our own people is ruining these services for our own. The failure of schools in areas where illegals concentrate also severely impacts upwards mobility of our own children.

I'll live with a little economic dislocation to get our schools back. Unless you can fix them some other way...

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Answer 5

All I know is that the influx of illegal aliens has caused depression in me! I don't think the people I'm talking about are going to be buying a home any time soon, they're milking the ADC and WIC programs for all they're worth. I doubt that their being here or not could cause a financial depression! Don't lose any sleep on that issue!

Answer 6

If it is handled right, no. If we need more workers, we could do what Alan Greenspan ask, let in more immigrants. I said let in more immigrants not let a free for all occur . We always have anoption of letting in more legal immirants. There is no limit for letting in H2A visa for farm laborer.

As for the Hosuing market, good, I want it to collapse so I can afford to buy a house.

Answer 7

Our entire economy does not rest on 12 million illegal immigrants who are primarily laborers, I am sure we would suffer some bumps in the road but we would get past it like we do everything else.

Answer 8

No, First of all they are not immigrants. They are ILLEGAL ALIENS.

Secondly, the country would be better off because people here would have jobs and more money to keep HERE in the USA and not sent back to their country of origin.

Answer 9

you dont think landlords would raise prices or break contracts because 12-20 million people would leave?
The property taxes still need to be paid even if nobodys living on the property
people cry that the education system if failing and theres a teacher shortage...well why dont the people who were displaced by the illegals get into college and go become teachers?

people act like immigrants never did anything before 2006...
the unemplotment rate has stayed at a steady 5% for the last 15 years
more people are living in the cities or suburbs
more people are getting a college education
less people are doing blue collar so cheap illegal labor is substituted on farms and factories

look at all the idiots try to silence me

Answer 10

No.
It didn't in the 1950's when President Eisenhower sent the Illegals back home.