Trump's Deportations Would Remove $275Bn from California Economy—Study
By Hannah Parry
Anew study has found that the Trump administration's mass deportations will cost California an estimated $275 billion.
The immigration crackdown is also expected to hurt small businesses in the state and cripple whole industries including agriculture, the research by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute and led by UC Merced public health Professor Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young found.
"Immigrants, both documented and undocumented, are deeply and intricately woven into our overall economic fabric," said study co-author Abby Raisz, research director for Institute. "The impact of losing 8% of California's workforce would have a crippling effect on the state economy. The impacts would extend far beyond California's borders, with labor shortages contributing to higher food prices nationwide."
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