Immigration Policy Impacts U.S. Healthcare Labor Supply
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“A dwindling pool of immigrant healthcare labor. Elder care costs are rising. The way that we have continued to grow as a society is that we've brought in more immigrants.”
“ongoing ICE raids are hurting the Los Angeles... L.A.'s public schools have lost more than $100 million the school year. ... contractors in South Texas. They have reported between nine to 12 months delays in terms of home building. Farmers in Idaho. crop productions are down 22%.”
“Tara Watson, an economist with the Brookings Institution, says that hasn't been the case for a while. The way that we have continued to grow as a society is that we've brought in more immigrants.”
“We don't have this channel of people coming through the ranks in the working age population that are paying taxes, that are supporting Social Security and Medicare, and also that are available to do the work of caregiving.”
“But if it lasts for five years or long, times faster than inflation. The U.S. isn't far from having a declining population.”
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