Chloe East

Her work also focused on something we rarely hear about, which is immigration as a way to create new jobs for American-born workers.

Her work also focused on something we rarely hear about, which is immigration as a way to create new jobs for American-born workers.

Her work also focused on something we rarely hear about, which is immigration as a way to create new jobs for American-born workers.

Yeah. So let me give you an example. Earlier this year, I was interviewing business owners in Florida and the owner of one roofing company told me, if I could hire more immigrant workers to do the roofing, then I could take on more jobs. which means I would need to hire a manager. I would need to hire and expand my accounting team. And all those jobs would go to U.S. citizens.

Yeah. So let me give you an example. Earlier this year, I was interviewing business owners in Florida and the owner of one roofing company told me, if I could hire more immigrant workers to do the roofing, then I could take on more jobs. which means I would need to hire a manager. I would need to hire and expand my accounting team. And all those jobs would go to U.S. citizens.

Yeah. So let me give you an example. Earlier this year, I was interviewing business owners in Florida and the owner of one roofing company told me, if I could hire more immigrant workers to do the roofing, then I could take on more jobs. which means I would need to hire a manager. I would need to hire and expand my accounting team. And all those jobs would go to U.S. citizens.

So we don't talk about this a lot, but economists do talk about this trickle-down effect.

So we don't talk about this a lot, but economists do talk about this trickle-down effect.

So we don't talk about this a lot, but economists do talk about this trickle-down effect.

Exactly. So what Professor East says is that for every half a million people deported, she estimates there were 44,000 fewer jobs for American-born workers.

Exactly. So what Professor East says is that for every half a million people deported, she estimates there were 44,000 fewer jobs for American-born workers.

Exactly. So what Professor East says is that for every half a million people deported, she estimates there were 44,000 fewer jobs for American-born workers.

So we don't know what mass deportations are going to look like, right? But I wanted to bring it down to the day-to-day. We know immigrant labor is inextricably linked to our food supply. So consider farm workers in California. where a lot of U.S. vegetables come from. Now, over 90% of those workers are foreign-born, mostly undocumented.

So we don't know what mass deportations are going to look like, right? But I wanted to bring it down to the day-to-day. We know immigrant labor is inextricably linked to our food supply. So consider farm workers in California. where a lot of U.S. vegetables come from. Now, over 90% of those workers are foreign-born, mostly undocumented.

So we don't know what mass deportations are going to look like, right? But I wanted to bring it down to the day-to-day. We know immigrant labor is inextricably linked to our food supply. So consider farm workers in California. where a lot of U.S. vegetables come from. Now, over 90% of those workers are foreign-born, mostly undocumented.

I asked Professor East what could happen to, for example, the price of tomatoes, most of which come from California.

I asked Professor East what could happen to, for example, the price of tomatoes, most of which come from California.

I asked Professor East what could happen to, for example, the price of tomatoes, most of which come from California.

So basically what she's saying is if you're worried about the price of food now, you should be worried about mass deportations.

So basically what she's saying is if you're worried about the price of food now, you should be worried about mass deportations.