President-elect Donald Trump's proposal for mass deportation could severely harm the U.S. economy by reducing economic growth, shrinking the labor force, and increasing inflation, a report by Democrats on the Congressional Joint Economic Committee (JEC) revealed.
The report, which was released Thursday and was based on data from the Peterson Institute for International Economics, estimated deporting 8.3 million undocumented immigrants could cut the GDP by 7.4% and reduce employment by 7% by 2028, the report mentioned. This might lead to no economic growth during Trump's potential second term.
