Trump Voters and Republicans - You wanted to Make America Great Again and eliminate immigrants who built America - Did you pick up the slack?

[legalboxers]

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/immigration-crackdown-labor-shortfall-us-economy_n_639bb565e4b044143045cadc
Trump's Immigrant Crackdown Left A Critical Shortage Of Workers In U. S. Economy

Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration while president — along with the effect of the COVID pandemic — has left the U. S. economy in critical need of workers, significantly hobbling growth, according to economists.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has estimated that the economy is short an astonishing 3.5 million workers, and economists estimate half of those workers would typically be migrants allowed into the country, The Washington Post reported Thursday.

“There is no question: We need more immigration,” Adam Ozimek, chief economist at the Economic Innovation Group, a bipartisan public policy organization, told the Post.
“Immigrants aren’t just workers, they are particularly flexible, mobile workers who help address acute labor shortages wherever they emerge,” he added. “And that’s particularly important in this constrained economy we’re facing right now.”

During his 2016 presidential campaign and while in office, Trump typically characterized immigrants as a detriment to the nation and specifically referred to Mexican immigrants as “rapists” and criminals. While president, he complained about migrants coming from “shithole” nations.
But immigrants are tremendously valuable in national economies, according to data. They provide a flexible workforce and are often willing to do jobs Americans turn down, such as low-paying, physically demanding work in the hospitality, agriculture, construction and health care industries.

Worker shortages can lead to higher prices as employers raise wages to lure workers to jobs.

[loveslongnails]

Here's a "funny" aside that's relevant. When Scharzenegger was Governor of California from 2004 - 2012, was asked about the illegal immigrant problem and what it was costing the state. In a nutshell, he said "do you have any idea what it would cost the state without them"?

Trump tried claiming illegal immigration costs the USA $275 billion annually. Sane people put the number at $54 billion today (about 35 billion in 2005). But no one seems to talk about the jobs they fill which no American will do at the rate they are paid, or that few Americans even want to do, or are skilled to do. Arnold understood that whatever portion of that $35 billion California was paying out was coming back in by keeping the agricultural economy thriving.

Do we need a better, workable immigration policy? Of course. But we also need people who will do the work being done, in the conditions that exist, for the pay being offered. And guess what folks - that's not white Americans in California.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

The 4 years Trump was in office did more damage than anything. Now he wants to block Immigrants and my relatives from Germany, Scotland, France would be blocked from coming to America this makes no sense.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Thanks for MHO :-)

[Roxxy99]

Stirring up hatred of immigrants was good for Donald Trump politically but it’s not practical for the country. Worker shortages persist everywhere. If there aren’t Americans to fill these needs, then we need to import workers. Immigration reform and streamlining the process would help. We can hate brown skinned people or we can grow our economy. Which is smarter? The irony is that Trump mostly hires foreign labor at his resorts.

[Guardian45]

Dump calling immigrants rapists and criminals from shithole nations. That's rich for the pot to be calling the kettle black!

F@#% you!