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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Any research into immigrants’ impact on economy has found that they benefit the local economy. Moreover when immigrants are picked up by ICE, e.g., during Obama presidency, research also found that jobs didn’t increase and incomes were stagnant.

Check out this book, if you want to look at the research yourself: The Truth About Immigration by Zeke Hernandez

From the excerpt:

Skeptics fear that newcomers compete economically with locals because of their similarities and fail to socially assimilate because of their differences. You'll see that it's exactly the opposite: newcomers bring enduring economic benefits because of their differences and contribute positively to society because of their similarities.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Any research into immigrants’ impact on economy has found that they benefit the local economy.

Obviously, they're filling jobs that are hard and undesirable. They're filling those jobs often at rates far below the actual value because of their status. It's like a relaxed version of slave labor. They live together near poverty, doing better than where it was where they came from, and the local economy thrives because the people paying them are making tons of money and spending it locally. Then there's always the local service economy because they have to eat, rent, and have personal care.

It would be great if they had fast tracks toward citizenship and made a livable wage. But then the farmer employing them wouldn't have as many people on staff.