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I'll gather the research on whether halting immigration creates worker shortages. Yes, the large majority of economic research and recent empirical experience indicates stopping immigration would cause - and is already causing - labor shortages. 1. The US workforce depends on immigration for growth The US native-born labor force is already shrinking due to demographics independent of immigrati

Stopping immigration would reshape the labor market — I'll pull the latest data on whether it would trigger shortages. Yes, according to most recent economic and demographic research, stopping immigration would cause and worsen labor shortages - especially in the US, Canada, UK and other aging economies. It would not create a one-for-one replacement of jobs for native-born workers. 1. Immigran

Stopping immigration and labor shortages — I'll gather current evidence on how the two are linked. Short answer: Yes - most labor economists and recent Federal Reserve, Congressional Budget Office and Brookings Institution projections say stopping immigration would worsen labor shortages, shrink the overall economy and not meaningfully increase jobs for U.S.-born workers. 1. The labor force is