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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]On its face, I don't have a problem with moving towards a merit system and making family based entry more strict.  The US needs workers in certain fields.  However, most economists warn that limiting immigration, particularly cutting it in half, is bad for the economy.  I'm not an economist, but I think Trump should listen to them.

Also, if we limit the entry of low skilled workers and magically stop illegal immigration with the wall, who is going to fill all the low wage jobs Americans are supposedly too good for?  Are they betting on employers (including, hmmm, the Trump coorperation itself) substantially raising wages?  Or start a "work-study" program for poor children?[/quote]

There might be or might not be an economy hit. They won't really know until it happens. It's like the 2016 election,  you can predict all you want, but people's actions may not conform to a poll or chart.  If there was an economic hit, it would be short lived at best.

If employers were certain that man power would dry up, and at this point they are not, they would move to more automation. Lots of low skilled jobs can be replaced by automation but many companies are not moving that way yet because they can still hire people. [/quote]

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