This press release, from America’s Voice, summarizes a report from Economic Insights and Research Consulting which describes the impact that deportations have had on the economy. The report shows significant changes to (1) agriculture, (2) construction, and (3) leisure/hospitality. Read the press release here
You can download the paper Warning Signs of the Economic Harms from Deportations from SSRN (Social Science Research Network) that was written by Robert G. Lynch, Michael Ettlinger, and Emma Sifre.
Recently, unauthorized workers comprised these percentages of the three key industries effected by deportations: Agriculture (25% overall, 42% of crop farmworkers), Construction (13%) and Leisure/Hospitality (7%).
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