Miami condo developer Jorge Perez said President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed mass deportations risk leading to a “police state” while also fueling new increases in consumer prices.
Many immigrants are highly educated and hold well-paying jobs, but the vast majority of immigrants, legal or otherwise, are a source of cheap(er) labor. They make about 86¢ per dollar their native-born peers make, and they’re less likely to hold management and higher positions.
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Many immigrants are highly educated and hold well-paying jobs, but the vast majority of immigrants, legal or otherwise, are a source of cheap(er) labor. They make about 86¢ per dollar their native-born peers make, and they’re less likely to hold management and higher positions.
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