"President Donald Trump's plans for mass deportations and other hardline immigration measures will result in roughly 320,000 people removed from the United States over the next 10 years, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday in a report that also projected that the U.S. population will grow more slowly than it had previously projected. Trump's tax and spending law, passed by Congress and signed in July, included roughly $150 billion to ramp up his mass deportation agenda over the next four years."
"Lower immigration to the U.S. could have implications for the nation's economy and the government's budget. The report did not directly address those issues, but it noted that the projected population would have "fewer people ages 25 to 54 - the age group that is most likely to participate in the labor force - than the agency previously projected." Democrats in Congress have been warning that mass deportations could harm the U.S. economy and lead to higher prices on groceries and other goods."
The Congressional Budget Office projects roughly 320,000 people will be removed from the United States over the next decade under planned deportation and other hardline immigration measures. The federal tax and spending law allocates about $150 billion to enforcement, including border-wall extensions, detention centers, and additional law enforcement staff; the CBO estimated 290,000 removals plus 30,000 voluntary departures. Coupled with lower fertility, the CBO projects the U.S. population will be about 4.5 million fewer by 2035 and around 367 million by 2055. The projected population will include fewer people ages 25 to 54, with potential economic and budget implications.
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