*Deportation of more than 11 million undocumented immigrants would cause massive economic loss to the country
*Mass deportations would eliminate large percentages of workers in various sectors
*Immigrants hope Trump won’t judge the many for the wrongdoings of the few
*Mass deportations would eliminate large percentages of workers in various sectors
*Immigrants hope Trump won’t judge the many for the wrongdoings of the few
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00:00In the United States, economists predict an economic earthquake if Trump's planned mass
00:05deportation of illegal immigrants is carried out.
00:08Enrique Melo from New York City tells us more.
00:14The massive deportations promised by President-elect Donald Trump,
00:18according to experts, could have catastrophic consequences for the U.S. economy.
00:24There are so many constructions, so many bridges,
00:27so many things that are thanks to the work of our people, for the Hispanics who have
00:31immigrated for many years. A U.S. citizen will not come to earn $15 or $20 an hour.
00:36The U.S. citizen will want to earn more.
00:42According to a report by the U.S. Immigration Council, the deportation of more than 11
00:47million undocumented immigrants would cause a loss of up to $1.7 billion in gross domestic
00:53product — a number that would put the U.S. at the same level as the 2007 recession.
01:05The effort and labor that these immigrants put into this economy is huge.
01:09California, Florida, and here in Virginia, we are not going to see white people doing
01:17these jobs anymore because that is where the migrant population is.
01:24And when it comes to labor, mass deportations would eliminate more than 30 percent of construction
01:31workers, 28 percent of agricultural workers, and a quarter of janitors.
01:42Businessmen who have a fear about losing these working hands,
01:45we also invite them to join this joint struggle.
01:48And that is where we are going to have to approach these small businesses.
01:53Because the big corporations like General Motors or Ford are already resenting these declarations.
02:06I believe that all this is a political, economic,
02:09electoral game and we will soon see how everything moves after January 20th.
02:14According to the U.S. Immigration Council, more than a million entrepreneurs are undocumented
02:19and in 2022 generated more than $27 billion in revenue as well as jobs. New York immigrants
02:26hope Trump won't judge the many for the wrongdoings of the few.
02:34I asked the president to talk about the immigration crisis.
02:38I asked the president to touch his heart, that all of us who are here are not bad.
02:47We are people who deserve opportunities and that they give us the chance to work.
02:55Practically half of my clientele that I advise at the business level are people who work with
03:00an ITIN number. That is, people who do not have a valid social security number,
03:04but who nevertheless have companies, businesses and employ many people.
03:08According to the report, undocumented immigrants paid nearly $47 billion in federal taxes
03:18and more than $29 billion in state and local taxes in 2022.
03:27Although the study shows that the contribution of undocumented immigrants to the U.S.
03:32economy is indisputable, the possibility of removal from the country for many remains a
03:38latent fear. So experts recommend having an immigration lawyer in case of facing a deportation
03:44raid.