JEC: Mass Deportations Would Have Catastrophic Impact on Economy

Washington, D.C.— The Joint Economic Committee (JEC) Democrats released a new report today detailing how Trump’s mass deportation plans would cause catastrophic harm to the economy.

Depending on how many immigrants are deported, these mass deportations would:  

• Reduce real gross domestic product (GDP) by as much as 7.4% by 2028,  
• Cause labor shortages in key industries, removing 225,000 workers in agriculture and 1.5 million workers in construction,  
• Push prices up to 9.1% higher by 2028, and  
• Cost 44,000 U.S.-born workers their jobs for every half a million immigrants who are removed from the labor force.

“As a son of an immigrant, I know how hard immigrants work, how much they believe in this country, and how much they’re willing to give back. They are the backbone of our economy and the driving force behind our nation’s growth and prosperity,” said Chairman Martin Heinrich (D-NM). “Trump’s plan to deport millions of immigrants does absolutely nothing to address the core problems driving our broken immigration system. Instead, all it will do is raise grocery prices, destroy jobs, and shrink the economy. His immigration policy is reckless and would cause irreparable harm to our economy.”  

Read the full report here.

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