Trump's deportation plans result in 320,000 fewer immigrants and slower population growth, CBO says

"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 ten 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."

"This includes funding for everything from an extension of the United States' southern border wall to detention centers and thousands of additional law enforcement staff. The CBO found that 290,000 immigrants could be removed through those measures, and an additional 30,000 people could leave the U.S. voluntarily. Coupled with a lower fertility rate in the U.S., the reduction in immigration means that the CBO's projection of the U.S. population will be 4.5 million people lower by 2035 than the nonpartisan office had projected in January."

"It cautioned that its population projections are highly uncertain, but estimated that the U.S. will have 367 million people in 2055. 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."

Mass deportations and hardline immigration measures are projected to remove roughly 320,000 people from the United States over ten years. About $150 billion is allocated over four years to expand deportation operations, including a southern border wall extension, detention centers, and more law enforcement staff. Approximately 290,000 immigrants could be removed and about 30,000 could leave voluntarily. Reduced immigration and lower fertility are projected to lower the U.S. population by 4.5 million by 2035 and to yield 367 million by 2055. Fewer adults aged 25 to 54 could reduce labor force participation and affect government budgets. Warnings cite possible economic harm and higher consumer prices; no indication of a baby boom exists.

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