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Fiscal Calculus

The fiscal impact of mass deportation, including enforcement costs, tax revenues, and administrative outlays.

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Jan 25, 2026
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How have migration patterns between blue and red states affected state budgets and housing markets?

A sustained flow of residents from high-cost, often Democratic-led “blue” metros to lower-cost, frequently Republican-led “red” states and smaller markets has reshaped local housing supply pressures a...

Jan 15, 2026
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What would be the short- and long-term GDP effects of mass deportation according to independent economic studies?

Independent economic studies consistently find that mass deportation would shrink U.S. GDP in both the short and long term, with short‑run shocks ranging from roughly 1–7 percent below baseline within...

Jan 29, 2026
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US deportations by country during Donald Trump's second term

A precise, country-by-country accounting of ’s second term is not available in the materials provided; however, government dashboards and independent analyses establish the broad contours: removals co...

Jan 17, 2026

imigration good or bad for usa

Immigration is, on balance, good for the United States economically and demographically, but the gains are uneven, policy-sensitive, and politically contested; aggregate research finds net positive ef...

Feb 7, 2026

What would be the fiscal and logistical cost of a large‑scale deportation program in the U.S.?

A credible one-time of the roughly 11–13 million undocumented people in would carry direct in the hundreds of billions and broader in the trillions; conservative operational estimates put a single‑ope...

Jan 26, 2026

difference between interior and border deportations

Interior deportations are removals of noncitizens arrested or processed inside —predominantly handled by ICE—while border deportations are returns or removals of people encountered at or near the U.S....