ICE raids and deportations aren’t just cruel—they’re economically irrational.
The ripple effects go far beyond families and communities:
– Reducing tax revenue
– Weakening consumer spending
– Disrupting small business activity
– Shrinking the U.S. GDP
📉 The economic hit is staggering:
– Deporting 8M+ workers (~5% of the U.S. workforce) could shrink GDP by 2.6% over 10 years = $5T lost.
– Annual losses are estimated at 4.2–6.8% of GDP.
– By 2028, GDP could be 7.4% lower than the current.
– U.S. labor force participation could be lowered by 10% in agriculture, 13% in construction, and 9% in hospitality—industries that power local economies.
– States could lose $11.7B in tax revenue annually from immigrants who already pay federal, state, and local taxes.
– Roughly $80B annually—in consumer spending could vanish.
