No d’uh. It’s interesting because it’s a more scholarly take, coming from a (notoriously right-wing) “libertarian” think tank.
When you combine the likely cost of mass deportation with the lost fiscal benefits from recent illegal immigrants, reversing the “Biden Border Crisis” will end up imposing almost $6 trillion in costs on U.S. taxpayers.
Between deportations and rising food costs, the service industry will get hit hard too
Granted, Trump could only do half of what he said. Or stroke out tomorrow. But if we stay on this course, I imagine a depression is likely.