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Judi Lynn

(162,374 posts)
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 06:40 AM 21 hrs ago

The industries that could be hardest hit by Trump's immigration crackdown

Nov 19, 2024 -
Business


April Rubin

President-elect Trump's vow to deport millions of undocumented immigrants could eliminate workers from U.S. industries already projected to face shortages and cut up to 6.8% of the national gross domestic profit.

The big picture: While undocumented laborers make up a relatively small percentage of the total U.S. workforce, they have outsized roles in fields like construction, agriculture and hospitality.

Zoom in: Construction and agriculture workforces had the highest shares of undocumented workers as of 2022, per the American Immigration Council.

  • Among the undocumented workforce: 39% of plasterers and stucco masons; 36% of drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers; 36% of roofers; and 31% of painters and paperhangers.

  • 28% of graders and sorters for agricultural products were undocumented, as well as 25% of miscellaneous agricultural workers.

  • Most U.S. voters (75%) said undocumented immigrants mostly fill jobs that American citizens don't want, according to an October Pew Research report.

  • Industries like hospitality, service, health care, construction and agriculture would face labor shortages without immigrant labor, according to the Center for Migration Studies.

  • More:
    https://www.axios.com/2024/11/19/undocumented-workers-immigration-deportation-trump
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    The industries that could be hardest hit by Trump's immigration crackdown (Original Post) Judi Lynn 21 hrs ago OP
    These articles reinforce Trump views - that Dan 19 hrs ago #1
    Huh? Wiz Imp 17 hrs ago #2
    let me edit my post with an emoji Dan 17 hrs ago #4
    Sorry if I missed the intended sarcasm Wiz Imp 10 hrs ago #5
    Kill rich people. SalamanderSleeps 17 hrs ago #3

    Dan

    (4,095 posts)
    1. These articles reinforce Trump views - that
    Wed Nov 20, 2024, 08:39 AM
    19 hrs ago

    Last edited Wed Nov 20, 2024, 10:48 AM - Edit history (1)

    Illegal immigrants are taking jobs from real Americans.

    Once they are deported the MAGA crowd will be able to get their jobs back.

    I am assuming the hard manual labor jobs are the Black MAGA jobs that Trump was talking about.

    The jobs such as Doctors, Lawyers, Computer Specialist, Surgeons would of course be performed by the rest of the MAGA crowd that we see being interviewed on TV all the time.

    Looking forward to the future, back to the past.

    Wiz Imp

    (1,788 posts)
    2. Huh?
    Wed Nov 20, 2024, 09:52 AM
    17 hrs ago

    "These articles reinforce Trump views - that Illegal immigrants are taking jobs from real Americans."

    From the article:

    President-elect Trump's vow to deport millions of undocumented immigrants could eliminate workers from U.S. industries already projected to face shortages and cut up to 6.8% of the national gross domestic profit.

    Most U.S. voters (75%) said undocumented immigrants mostly fill jobs that American citizens don't want, according to an October Pew Research report.

    Industries like hospitality, service, health care, construction and agriculture would face labor shortages without immigrant labor, according to the Center for Migration Studies.


    How does that reinforce the view that illegal immigrants are taking jobs from real Americans? It does the exact opposite - it points out that immigrants are doing jobs Americans don't want and deportation would cause further labor shortages in industries that already have trouble filling jobs.

    SalamanderSleeps

    (666 posts)
    3. Kill rich people.
    Wed Nov 20, 2024, 10:08 AM
    17 hrs ago

    People are people, so why should it be?
    You and I should get along so awfully
    People are people, so why should it be?
    You and I should get along so awfully?

    Sorted.

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