Why deporting undocumented immigrants could slow US economy
Story Date: 3/2/2017

 

Source: Paul Wiseman, WRAL, 3/1/17

 If President Donald Trump's hardline stance on illegal immigration leads to large-scale deportations, among those hurt could be the U.S. economy.  That's the view of many economists, who say the United States can't afford to suddenly lose vast numbers of the immigrants who work illegally picking fruit and vegetables, building houses, busing tables, staffing meat-packing plants and cleaning hotel rooms. 

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