Amanda Aronchik

What do people generally assume is going to happen to U.S. citizens when people are deported?

What do people generally assume is going to happen to U.S. citizens when people are deported?

In economics terms, that model assumes that people without legal status act as a substitute for American citizen workers.

In economics terms, that model assumes that people without legal status act as a substitute for American citizen workers.

In economics terms, that model assumes that people without legal status act as a substitute for American citizen workers.

It had this sort of staggered rollout, county by county, which was useful because it would let Chloe study what happens when the program suddenly switched on in one place, but not in another place.

It had this sort of staggered rollout, county by county, which was useful because it would let Chloe study what happens when the program suddenly switched on in one place, but not in another place.

It had this sort of staggered rollout, county by county, which was useful because it would let Chloe study what happens when the program suddenly switched on in one place, but not in another place.

Chloe started to study this back in 2017. And her team's basic question was, did all those deportations ultimately help U.S. workers?

Chloe started to study this back in 2017. And her team's basic question was, did all those deportations ultimately help U.S. workers?

Chloe started to study this back in 2017. And her team's basic question was, did all those deportations ultimately help U.S. workers?

OK, that seems very dramatic.

OK, that seems very dramatic.

OK, that seems very dramatic.

Well, Chloe says there are two main reasons. Reason number one, simply when a bunch of people are removed from an economy when they've been deported, this has an economic impact.

Well, Chloe says there are two main reasons. Reason number one, simply when a bunch of people are removed from an economy when they've been deported, this has an economic impact.

Well, Chloe says there are two main reasons. Reason number one, simply when a bunch of people are removed from an economy when they've been deported, this has an economic impact.

But reason number two, most U.S.-born workers and unauthorized workers do not seem to act as substitutes in the real world. When you deport someone who doesn't have legal status in the U.S., that does not mean a U.S. citizen is going to take that job.

But reason number two, most U.S.-born workers and unauthorized workers do not seem to act as substitutes in the real world. When you deport someone who doesn't have legal status in the U.S., that does not mean a U.S. citizen is going to take that job.

But reason number two, most U.S.-born workers and unauthorized workers do not seem to act as substitutes in the real world. When you deport someone who doesn't have legal status in the U.S., that does not mean a U.S. citizen is going to take that job.