Flawed calculations and overlooked benefits show why Trump's immigration plan would be a fiscal disaster for America.

No d’uh. It’s interesting because it’s a more scholarly take, coming from a (notoriously right-wing) “libertarian” think tank.

When you combine the likely cost of mass deportation with the lost fiscal benefits from recent illegal immigrants, reversing the “Biden Border Crisis” will end up imposing almost $6 trillion in costs on U.S. taxpayers.

        • whithom@discuss.online
          7·
          23 days ago

          Did you see the post about private prison stock prices on the rise? When it’s about money, it will definitely happen. The wall wasn’t a money-maker. Using this as a way to replace cheap Chinese labor dependency will make billions.

          • Alexstarfire@lemmy.world
            2·
            23 days ago

            Guess I shouldn’t be surprised about private prisons having stock, but I am. Private prisons were bad enough, but stock? How in the hell could you even try to make more money while having a straight face? They literally have no incentive to keep people out of those prisons or to have good conditions.

            • whithom@discuss.online
              2·
              23 days ago

              Yeah a lot of people are like, “it won’t happen.” And I sure hope they’re right. Fortunately for me, I live in a state where this won’t be so quick to happen… so I’ll have enough warning to get out.

    • Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
      4·
      23 days ago

      And lose 100s of billions of dollars in tax revenue.

      And pay billions for the prison guards, not to mention for the police forces to contain the riots nationwide