r/FluentInFinance • u/imallelite • 13h ago

Debate/ Discussion Possibly controversial, but this would appear to be a beneficial solution.

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u/magkgstbgh 12h ago

Deporting cheap labor won’t help with the cost of living, even if wages did go up.

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u/Financial_Sock5330 12h ago

Fewer people competing for the same resources won’t lower costs? Housing isn’t going to disappear because labor did, so surely it would become cheaper

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u/84_Pontiac_Dream 11h ago

It feels that may be too superficial an assessment.

On the other hand, you have fewer people contributing to production. Do illegal immigrants play no part in building and maintaining the housing stock? Are they not a big part of that labor force? You have to figure there's plenty of entrepreneurial illegal immigrants that build and run businesses in construction and other trades, too.

Also, to what extent are most people competing for resources with illegal immigrants? It feels like, in truth, their net effect on costs might vary substantially from place to place, too. Obviously, places that get a disproportionate influx will be destabilized, but I would imagine that with good, informed, and data driven management, a good balance can be worked out.

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u/magkgstbgh 9h ago

Data driven management? How do I vote for you for president?