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In reply to the discussion: US farm groups want Trump to spare their workers from deportation [View all]Nasruddin
(866 posts)I'm guessing of course, but I don't think they care all that much.
Thinking as "economic man", what this means is that their immediate costs and expenses (like record-keeping) will go up, maybe a lot. They may have shortage of workers to deal with. No business likes that.
They will work it out (they'll find some way of solving those problems & getting the work done) and they'll pass along the inevitable higher costs to the next party in the chain, ultimately to the consumer.
We have to eat - so we will pay. It's not like we can skip buying a flat screen tv, or keep that janky old car running a few years longer.
In some respects, this is actually good -this industry shouldn't be scamming these workers (and directly, we are too).
The other factor is that this is the beginning of the obvious grifting and corruption regime that tariffs will bring with it. Think of how the income tax system evolved.
This is bad but fill in your own reasons.