A. Rivera

> Unemployment has increased for U.S.-born workers in the face of mass deportations: Trump’s draconian immigration enforcement is harming all workers https://www.epi.org/blog/unemployment-has-increased-for-u-s-born-workers-in-the-face-of-mass-deportations-trumps-draconian-immigration-enforcement-is-harming-all-workers/ (c)

#BadEconomy #work #labor #jobs

Unemployment has increased for U.S.-born workers in the face of mass deportations: Trump’s draconian immigration enforcement is harming all workers

During the 2024 campaign, Donald Trump and J.D. Vance promised that mass deportations and a crackdown on immigration would open up jobs for unemployed U.S. citizens. The theory was simple: remove immigrant workers, and native-born U.S. citizens would fill those open positions. Well, the results are in, and the opposite is happening. The unemployment rate…

Economic Policy Institute
Apr 6 at 2:23pmWeb
Show threadA. Rivera2d ago

FTA: "The theory was simple: remove immigrant workers, and native-born U.S. citizens would fill those open positions."

Well, LMAO because guess what? Not quite, especially given how things are interconnected, so y'all basically cut your noses to spite your faces.

And so the #CosmicJoker laughs.
Blessed be the #DivineHumor. (e)

Show threadA. Rivera2d ago

And while gringos keep deporting and expelling immigrants, this little time bomb is ticking ⏰ 💣

> The caregiving crisis and the 2026 vote
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-caregiving-crisis-and-the-2026-vote/

#Caregiving #children #elderly #BadEconomy #ThisIsAmerica

The caregiving crisis and the 2026 vote

Rising care costs and Medicaid policy changes are putting affordability and health care at the center of voter concerns in the 2026 midterms.

Brookings