U.S. Workforce Decline and Immigration Policies
Border Patrol and ICE target 1.2 million with temporary protection and aim for 1 million annual deportations.
Economic models show enforcement reduces GDP growth by 0.5 percentage points annually.
Enforcement could lower cumulative GDP by $1.9 trillion to $12.1 trillion.
Population growth decline predicts more deaths than births from 2031.
Fewer workers hinder manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture, and energy.
New workers won’t offset losses through 2035 without high-skilled foreign worker impacts.
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