But look at his approval numbers on immigration. That's the fear card in play. The electorate will trade economic pain for the perception that stopping immigration and deporting these alleged dangerous criminals is paramount. The courts can’t or won’t stop him. We've seen this movie before, and it ends far worse then anyone foresees at this juncture.
But look at his approval numbers on immigration. That's the fear card in play. The electorate will trade economic pain for the perception that stopping immigration and deporting these alleged dangerous criminals is paramount. The courts can’t or won’t stop him. We've seen this movie before, and it ends far worse then anyone foresees at this juncture.
His immigration "policy" (I refuse to call white supremacy/Christan Nationalism an actual policy) has economic impact that either we haven't seen yet or can't seperate from some other numbers. As more immigrants are either rounded up or choose to "self deport" rather than deal with the ICE Gestapo's cruelty, they're going to obviously abandon jobs. Many, if not most, of those jobs are in construction and agricultural work. Even if there are citizens to replace them (a dubious propisition at best, especially in agriculture) prices are likely to rise because citizens will demand to be paid "above the table" and at least minimum wage, which isn't the case with undocumented immigrants. If the media, and then the public makes that connection, his numbers in both areas will get worse.
Thats the thing about Trump, *none* of his policies make sense. Recently, the Sec. of Commerce suggested the federal employees laid off could get jobs in the factories the tariffs will bring back to the US. This is the level of complete fantasy nonsense believed by the Trumpers.
But look at his approval numbers on immigration. That's the fear card in play. The electorate will trade economic pain for the perception that stopping immigration and deporting these alleged dangerous criminals is paramount. The courts can’t or won’t stop him. We've seen this movie before, and it ends far worse then anyone foresees at this juncture.
His immigration "policy" (I refuse to call white supremacy/Christan Nationalism an actual policy) has economic impact that either we haven't seen yet or can't seperate from some other numbers. As more immigrants are either rounded up or choose to "self deport" rather than deal with the ICE Gestapo's cruelty, they're going to obviously abandon jobs. Many, if not most, of those jobs are in construction and agricultural work. Even if there are citizens to replace them (a dubious propisition at best, especially in agriculture) prices are likely to rise because citizens will demand to be paid "above the table" and at least minimum wage, which isn't the case with undocumented immigrants. If the media, and then the public makes that connection, his numbers in both areas will get worse.
Thats the thing about Trump, *none* of his policies make sense. Recently, the Sec. of Commerce suggested the federal employees laid off could get jobs in the factories the tariffs will bring back to the US. This is the level of complete fantasy nonsense believed by the Trumpers.